ever had truffle? well, i just had it for the first time about 3 years ago. didn’t like the taste and smell when i first tried it, but now i love it. i was lucky enough to eat the worlds best truffle this past winter and i can’t wait for next season.

the most sought out luxury food in the world. my mouth is watering now!!!

truffle is actually a fungus. a kilo once sold for $330,000. that is 39,867,015.95 yen. omg! i’m curious how much this piece i ate cost? maybe better not to know.

and ever since i started eating good food, i started to drink good wine. my first glass of fine wine 4 years ago tasted like spoiled sour grapes. it took me a while to adapt to the taste. now, i’m in love with wine! and when i love something, i want to know more about it. so i went to napa valley to learn how the wonderful wine i drink is actually made.

took a tour of a winery, experienced the wine tasting, and now i have a better knowledge of what i’m drinking.

can’t wait for my next glass as it’s been a while.
by the way, today is officially the first day of spring. winter is over in hawaii and spring is here! expect breezy tradewinds and surf on all shores for the next month. the best time of year i love most!

11am Today @ San Lorenzo Ala Moana Shopping Center.
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Good morning 5:15am.
North shore 2-3′ and clean.
South shore 1-2’and clean.
Trade winds back at 15-20mph.
Sun, clouds, showers, and rainbows.
Full ocean day.
Have a wonderful day!

pretty crazy what you see on the street now days. check out this tree sticking out of this jaguar.

today was yet another beautiful and perfect day for surfing. waves were super clean and fun, weather and water very warm. Moriguchi-san and i had a great time in the ocean riding wave after wave. surprising how uncrowded it was today. where was everybody?

then we were hungry so went to eat at Pho Saigon on kapiolani blvd. my favorite is the pho with rare steak. so delicious!

thank you Moriguchi-san for another super fun day. hope you get to surf when you get back to japan. remember to look forward, stand up soon, and turn left! just like you did today. wonderful job!

can’t believe it’s almost been a year since the last TSSC Users cup in shikoku. april 5th is the date and i can’t wait to go back and see the happy surfers of TSSC!

took this photo last year of the sakura. it was so beautiful. and for the past 21 years, i’ve been seeing this every time i go to shikoku during cherry blossom season. the best time of the year to visit japan!

took this photo of Ren Murakami. such a good looking and cool kid.

finally went through the 2000 plus photos from el salvador. here is an epic morning session at a secret beach break where nobody surfs. it was just us and the pelicans. next time i go back, i’m going to spend more time on this beach break getting barrel after barrel. it was perfect!