today was yet another beautiful day in hawaii. perfect waves and very warm. spent 6 hours surfing and i still wanted more!

Yoshida-san is from tokushima. seen him last month at the TSSC contest and now here in hawaii. his first time surfing in paradise so i took him to the best spot on the island today, bowls. watched him catch some amazing waves. very long and very fast. after 3 hours, we got hungry so came in.

yes, a picture perfect day!

went to BacNam to eat my favorite combination Pho. the best pho on the island.

i always order #61 which is the combination pho. it costs $8.50 and worth every penny.

then we went to go check out diamond head. one of the most amazing views in the world.

then we went for session 2. surfed another 3 hours and added wave after wave to our total wave count. check out Yoshida-san on a big set. i watched him ride a wave for over a minute. i’m guessing the longest wave of his 6 year surfing career. and the cool think about it is that we are going surfing again on sunday! more waves, more smiles, more happiness!

you really have to leave hawaii to fully appreciate hawaii. i’m not sure if there is anyone else on this island that loves hawaii more than i do. it’s paradise right in front of you!
going sleep at 9pm again, surfing all day tomorrow. can’t wait!

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i’m so happy to be back home, especially to the sea. went out yesterday to wash Mayuki. it was so beautiful!

most people clean the bottom of their boats in the ala wai harbor. no way for me! it’s so dirty and full of bacteria. don’t want to touch that water ever since my friend died from falling into the ala wai. i take it outside to waikiki. yes, it’s very rough and very dangerous because if the boat hits you in the head swaying back and forth with the waves, it could knock you out very easily. but it has to be done so no complaints here.

the winds were super strong offshore again. so i see a japanese tourist way out in the ocean. it’s so easy to go out because the wind will blow you out. but coming back in is another story. i go to him and ask “hey, are you ok?” he says “no, i need help.” i was going to have him jump into the boat but i seen the lifeguards coming out. so i just waited there with him.

the lifeguards pull up and ask the guy in english “brah, you ok or what?” i say, “hey guys, he doesn’t speak english, but needs you guys to take him in.” i was laughing inside because i know the japanese guy was freaking out. he was more scared of the local lifeguards speaking hawaiian english. haha.

to all you tourists who come to hawaii. please don’t rent a longboard or SUP, then try to go surfing alone. getting out to sea is soooo easy with the wind behind your back. it actually feels good and makes you look like you know what you’re doing. BUT, getting back to the beach is a challenge. if you can’t paddle strong enough, you will actually go backwards. and the nearest islands are in tahiti. i’ve seen this happen over and over. and most times, there won’t be anybody to help you. so either hire an experienced guide, or please stay out of the water.

the Spring Kat McDowell 2015 Tour starts!!!
New Life with Kat.
hope to make it one of these amazing events this year.
take care and hope to see you Kat!