totally forgot to post some tourist photos i took last year in panama. gosh, seemed like such a long time ago.

my dive buddies Demetrias and Jonathan on our domestic flight from panama city to ?. gosh, i forgot where we flew too.

i flew up a day earlier then the rest of the crew so i could check out panama city. caught the cabs around and explored some cool areas.

pretty simple. i like it.

this was a building near the fish market. all the fishing boats come here in the morning to drop off their catch of the day.

i thought this was pretty cool. a portable shave ice stand.

i had to try one! this guy couldn’t speak one word of english. so i have no idea what i ate. haha.

cool culture spots too. i really like the art in this wall.

i can’t believe i stayed in panama city. it was like shibuya or something. once i got a cab out, i could breathe again.

this is the old downtown of panama.

pano panama. panorama panama.

i even went to a local shopping mall. there was a carnival happening right inside.

the food court. i was kind of bummed seeing KFC.

and i was kind of bummed i couldn’t ride this. the guy said i’m too old. haha.

i went out to dinner by myself. just walked up and down some side streets until i seen something interesting. this panama beer got me into this restaurant.

i ordered the ceviche to start off with. went well with my beer.

then i ordered the deep fried dogtooth snapper, or also known as “pargo.” pretty dam good!

fruit stand local style.

i bought my panama hat, went to sit in the casino, drank some whisky, smoked a cigar, and gambled my life away. haha. just joking. i don’t smoke, and i would never gamble my life away. i actually won!
this trip wasn’t even a year ago. it’s crazy how fast time flies by. good thing i take photos or else i would forget everything that happened. seeing these photos makes me want to go back. explore more and maybe spear a giant tuna?

Someday. Someday I will dive in this blue hole.
Good morning 6:15am.
North shore 8-10′ and junky.
South shore chest high and side shore winds.
Winds West at 10mph.
East side best.
Weather sunny and warm.
Going to surf all day!
Have a wonderful day!

it’s like a dream for me to hear all the talk in the surfing world about my nephews. everywhere i go, people tell me “wow, your nephews are doing good yeah?” and of course i say “yeah.” i’m so proud of all of them. and it’s also a dream for me to see the kids traveling to the same places i’ve been too. i remember the beginning of last year when the kids were getting all excited about their mentawai trip. i’ve been going to the mentawai’s ever since the mentawai’s was discovered. each and every year, i would dream about my nephews being able to experience what i have someday. i knew how excited they will be, and i knew it will change their life. Tony, Micah, Isaiah, Joshua, and Seth Moniz all on one boat in 2014. and Kelia was also in the mentawai’s the same time on a different boat. what a trip! i still can’t believe i couldn’t go on that trip. but i know someday i will be able to join another one of their dream trips. but in the meantime, check out this amazing video that’s being seen all over the world. it’s the kids blowing up in the mentawai’s! top level surfing by top level surfers. enjoy!
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