stopped by my friends house late last night to celebrate his 50th birthday.

Reid is a super cool guy. nice, surfs good, and loves his beer.

good to hang out with my hawaiian, japanese, and hawaiian/japanese friends. all cool people!

happy birthday Reid! you are a lucky man with a nice cake and a super cool wife. a great year ahead to you! let’s get some good waves and grab some big tako! and please don’t talk to me about tiger sharks anymore because we all know they are swimming right under us all the time. haha.

yesterday was probably the most beautiful day of the year in hawaii. clean air, cool wind, blue sky, sunny sun, and lot’s of smiles.

surfed with Kei-san and Ikuko-san for the 2nd time this week. i was surprised how good Ikuko-san got so fast! a cool couple from sapporo enjoying the warm hawaiian weather!

after catching so many waves, we were so hungry! so it was off to Your Kitchen on 10th Avenue for the pork bowl! omg, it was so good!

local surfer style in hawaii. surf, eat, surf!

then we went to get some dessert. Bubbie’s is my favorite! it just opened at 12pm and there was already a line!

if you haven’t tried Bubbie’s Mochi Ice Cream, you don’t know what you’re missing out.

Yesterday in Paradise: Photo by Toda-san.
Good morning 5:50am.
North shore 3-5′ and junky.
South shore knee/waist and clean.
Diamond Head best today.
North/East winds at 15mph.
Cloudy becoming sunny.
Taking a break today. No surf.
Have a wonderful day!

ok, i have about a hundred photos on my desktop to upload to my blog. things happening way to fast to keep up so better post lots at a time before they disappear. spent the day in the ocean surfing and having so much fun. it couldn’t have been a better day! time flies but i’m having a great time and great memories. thank goodness for photos or yesterday will be a blur…

surfing with Team Ina is always so fun. i don’t know why but for some reason, we always time it perfectly. perfect waves with nobody out? yeah, another empty day in paradise.

Nomura-san just graduated from the 11’0. now he’s on a 10’0 and surfing great! i could see his body getting stronger and stronger. pure inner muscle!!!

great surfing Nomura-san! next time you will be on a 9’0! keep on surfing!

it is a great feeling to finish riding a good wave. a feeling i know so well. this is pure stoke! this is Inaida-san living in the moment.

Inaida-san’s trainers are always tell me that he’s in the best shape in his life. surfing is the best training in the world, and the ocean is the best gym in the world. what a great place to be!

can you believe there is way over a million people on oahu? i find it hard to believe when we have the whole ocean to ourselves.

today was another long beautiful day. and this was my happy ending, best japanese sushi in the world! tuna from Ohma, Japan. Oh Ma Gosh!

presentation is key. i learned that from japanese culture.

Chef Matsuura-san making our lunch for tomorrow.

the fattest maki roll in the world.

oh ma gosh! haha!

sushi is an art and if you don’t believe me, go see it for yourself.

incredible!

my lunch for tomorrow!

thank you Inaida-san and Yuki-san for your kindness. i’ve been learning a lot about life and success from the both of you. someday i will be on the top of the world! have a safe trip back to japan and see you again very soon.