local knowledge fisherman Pepe and Popa. these guys know so much about the mexican ocean. i just love watching them looking all around knowing exactly what’s going on. their eyes are always looking everywhere and analyzing each and every situation. something that takes years of experience.

we are staying at a villa. the whole upstairs is ours. super big place and really comfortable.

want to thank Lisa for preparing our wonderful waffle breakfast. it was amazing!

big moon means big tides and big currents. perfect for blue water spearfishing.

Punta Mita is a little surfers town. surf shops and waves everywhere. there is supposed to be a swell hitting saturday morning. perfect for us to get a morning session before jumping on our flight. i’m looking forward to that.

interesting country and interesting way of modifying cars.

we drove an hour up toe coast to Sayulita this morning. another cool surfers town. waves looked super fun for long boarding.

massage on the beach?

i just couldn’t resist this $1 coconut.

fresh raw oysters? this i could resist because i didn’t know how long this lady was walking around in the streets holding these raw oysters under the hot sun. abunai.

ONE LOVE. Bob Marley was right. ONE LOVE EVERYBODY! LET’S GET TOGETHER AND FEEL ALRIGHT!
had a wonderful day and dinner. going to sleep, wake up early, and diving day 2 is ON! can’t wait! good night.

every country has different ways of doing things. in hawaii, we do it one way, in mexico, they do it another. all i do is sit back, watch, and enjoy.

we got transferred to our 30′ power cat. the smoothest ride out out there.

auk equals ahi. if you take the time to fish for small aku, it ups the chances of getting that big ahi.

Pepe with 3 at a time.

Kyle knows all to well that this is the way to bring in the tunas. he says aku is like rock candy to big tunas. they just can’t resist.

20 years ago i use to think blue water free divers were the craziest people in the world. now i’m one of them. and i feel like i’m in a great place. towards the end of the day, i almost fell asleep underwater. did some 75′ dives into the unknown. and when the big tuna appears, you have to keep calm or you will never make it back to the surface. it’s good for my mind because i get excited for everything.

the pelicans waiting for the scraps.

Jonathan and Kyle preparing our fishermen’s dinner.

fried aku and ahi.

as fresh as can be! we catch what we eat.

who’s bombing syria? just take a look. i met a canadian at LAX and he was telling me how sad he was about american pulling them into the war. he said they shouldn’t even be involved.

want to wish Kazubo-san and Hard Reef in okinawa a happy 25 year anniversary. sorry guys i couldn’t make the party. i sure have some great years of memories there!

when Miwa-san sent me these photos, i thought they had a strip show after??? come to find out, one of these beautiful girls is Kazubo-san. really? he looks hot! haha.

last night, the owner of the place we are staying at came over and gave me some beers. then he gave us a glass of tequila. omg, it was so good! i sipped it slowly and enjoyed my night remembering what a great day we had. will definitely be sipping on another glass tonight.

people think we are super crazy. we travel to exotic destinations not to sightsee, not to suntan on the beach, and not to fool around. we come here to do an extreme sport called “Blue Water Spearfishing.” uncertainty, high risks, great whites, and extremely dangerous. we drive out 30 miles to sea off the coast of mexico and jump in the deep blue water. i actually think we’re a little crazy too.

started off early at sunrise. loaded up the truck, then loaded up the boat, and then headed out for the 2 hour speed drive to our dive spot.

we have a captain and a guide. Pepe is such a cool mexican. super helpful, super knowledgeable, and super friendly.

before the fun of diving begins, there are a few things we have to do. one is to catch bait. so the boys throw the pole out to catch bonito or katsuo. then when we have a few, we put on our wetsuits and get busy.

i came here for one thing and one thing only. not the tequila, not the tacos, and not the pretty latina women. i came here to spear a big tuna! and guess what? that dream came true! finally!!! thank you Kyle for taking this photo! and thank you Kyle and Jonathan for putting in the backup shots.

couldn’t have been a better ending to an awesome day. was so stoked to make it back to the coast of mexico alive.

then a beer, sashimi, friends, dinner, tequila, and now i’m going to have a great night sleep.
to tell you the truth, after my trip to panama last year trying to spear a tuna, i almost gave up. 95% of me was telling myself that it’s enough and just to give up. but the remainder 5% brought me here to mexico. i was dreaming tuna and not i don’t have to dream no more. we still have 2 more dive days and if i spear another tuna, it’s just a bonus. the pressure is off and after this trip, i’m done with ahi fever. done forever!
DREAMS COME TRUE…