can you believe a storm is right offshore? hard to believe with this picture perfect weather. supposed to rain tomorrow and thursday but it’s only water right? i’m going to keep on surfing!

just another day of perfect conditions!

surfed with Team Sendai again this morning. super cool surfer crew that loves to surf. loves it so much that we surfed for 4 hours straight. no need food, just need surf. haha.

Tanaka-san is a big guy so needs a bigger wave. so when he caught the sets, you could see the power in his turns. powerful and beautiful!

off the top with diamond head in the back? picture perfect.

yes, it’s pretty shallow on the low tide. watch your feet!

Kiyomi-san caught some good ones too! very long rides!

nice spray off the bottom turn at rock piles.

Hayato-san’s been surfing for 35 years and you can see it in his surfing. very good wave knowledge and very high performance surfing.

spray me!

just love it when you surf for so long and come out of the beautiful ocean so happy. this is hawaii! see you guys tomorrow morning.

then went to pick up Taketoshi for an awesome afternoon session! more beautiful photos coming tomorrow. it’s past 9pm and way past my bedtime. spent 6 hours in the ocean. tomorrow’s going to be another long day. good night.

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gosh, this summer has to be the best in both waves and weather. look how blue the sky is! and look how clean the water is! these surfers from sendai were super stoked to be right here, right now.

when i went to pick up the crew from their hotel, i seen a local guy walking toward me. i thought he was a Waikiki Beach Boy or some heavy hawaiian local guy. it was Tanaka-san! haha. he looks so local! we were laughing before we even knew each other. only a surfers way of communicating.

Hayato-san caught some really good long ones. i was following behind him but couldn’t keep up. super smooth surfer.

and Kiyomi-san was a professional bodyboarder in japan. super good wave knowledge and i was stoked to see her doing some spins.

the Tanaka-san duck dive. wow, shallow yeah?

had a great time with this crew. going to see them again this morning so i’m looking forward to another morning of good waves, good weather, good food, and good laughs. see you guys soon!