was watching the semifinals of the WSL Men’s JR. Series event at Los Cabos, Mexico this morning.

super stoked to see Seth Moniz make it to the finals in such tiny surf. he ended up getting 2nd in the contest, won some money, accumulated some points, and surfing in perfect form. good job Seth surfing that tiny surf!

went surfing with Kimiko-san and Nomura-san today. waves bigger in hawaii than in mexico. stoke!

so cool watching Kimiko-san surfing better and better each year. she surfs only when she comes to hawaii and rides about a years worth of waves. absolutely perfect surfing today!

Nomura-san is a true surfer. once he hits the water, his smile shines.

the waves were perfect and uncrowded again. great surfing Nomura-san!

just another beautiful surfing day in hawaii. we were all sunburnt and tired after surfing and eating. great for the surfers afternoon nap time.

thank you Kimiko-san and Nomura-san for the wonderful day of surfing. so happy to see you both enjoying the long rides!

after our pho lunch, we went for dessert at the best of the best. Bubbies Ice Cream.

you won’t find any tourists in here. too hard to find and too confusing to order. if you go there, order the macadamia nut ice cream on a sugar cone, and take out some green tea mocha ice. can’t beat that combo!

so many mocha ice flavors but my favorites are green tea, chocolate mint, and chocolate peanut butter.

after surfing everyday for very long periods of time, i just can’t get enough. short board, long board, fun board, or any board, i’m just so happy to be riding a wave. and it makes it even better to be surfing with such wonderful people. thank you all!

Hot sun, cool trade winds, good waves, and lots of sunburn. Welcome to Hawaii!

yesterday was kind of like my afternoon off. i really didn’t want to go in the sun, but my niece and her boyfriend wanted to surf so i couldn’t and wouldn’t say no. the last time i surfed with Temari was when she was 15 years old. 7 years later, here we are again. enjoying the beautiful ocean and enjoying the beautiful day. it was her first time ever surfing bowls so she was really nervous in the beginning.

then after a few good waves, she got it all back. walking to the nose and hanging five. surfing is in the blood. i love it!

it was Nate’s first time out at bowls too. i was laughing so hard watching this big boy riding some long waves and enjoying it so much.

hopefully i got Temari and Nate hooked on surfing out there. it would be a dream for me to see them out there everyday sharing the waves.

one thing i learned from all the things that are happening in this world. family and friends are very important. take care of them, love them, and spend quality time with them. that’s exactly what i’m doing.

oh, and wanted to thank Ikuko-san for the late night snacks from hokkaido!
i have a question: is the sun stronger and hotter than before? why am i so burnt?