5 years ago go-naminori did a drive thru in japan and one of our stops was at Ieki-san’s grape and pear farms in kyotango. Ieki-san has been a go-naminori supporter and a friend for many years. we’ve known each other for a very long time and i really respect him as a hard core surfer and a very fine gentlemen. this photo was taken 5 years ago.

today, i got to surf with Ieki-san and it was so wonderful. a very sunny day, a very warm, day, a very good session, and a very good laughs. we were stoked!

the waves were super fun. perfect lefts and perfect rides.

Ieki-san surfs really good. been surfing for his whole life and loves begin in the ocean.

nice backside bottom turn with diamond head in the backdrop. beautiful surfing and beautiful hawaii.

thank you Ieki-san for the wonderful surfing and smiles. and thank you for always supporting go-naminori! i will see you in kyotango! let’s go-naminori again!

then i went to pick up the girls and went to longboard ala moana. gosh, the waves were absolutely perfect! it felt like we were in our own world. more laughs and more smiles.
ended up surfing for not that long today. only 5 hours. haha. it’s 8:45pm and past my bedtime. not only my body is sunburnt, my eyes are sunburnt too. going to drink ice cold water to cool down, close my eyes, dream, and do it all over again tomorrow. good early night.

Surfing this morning with my friend Ieki-san from Kyotango.
Great surfer, great person, great grapes, and great day!

if you were to ask me where is the best place in the world for weather? my answer would have to be, Hawaii. super sunny, super blue, super warm. actually super warm to hot. but the good thing is we have the cool trade winds. so it’s like standing out in the hot sun with the air conditioner on. can’t beat that!

and to be able to drive to the beach in minutes is a bonus. a bonus every single day.

heard about that huge great white shark in mexico? hey, i’m not scared of sharks, but i’m scared of this shark. i would pee in my pants if i seen this big mama. maybe i won’t go spearfishing in mexico ever again.

thank you Shirasaki-san for the hokkaido treats.

did you know you are supposed to peel a banana this way? omg, for my whole life i’ve been doing it wrong. this morning i tried it this way and it worked out much better.

this is Bang Kwang Prison, Thailand. it’s noted for one of the deadliest prisons in the world. can you believe i went there about 6 years ago and tried to fake my way in? i wanted to get in to see it for myself. i wanted to meet the and interview the prisoners. i was just so curious, so curious that i caught a train, bus, taxi, and walked to the front gate, only to be denied. maybe i was lucky. would i go try it again? no way.