i woke up and watched the last 30 minutes of the world cup. USA lost against Germany but because Portugal beat Ghana, USA gets to go to the top 16 playoffs. i don’t really understand soccer, but i understand that it’s getting very very popular here in america. everybody is talking about it because USA wasn’t even supposed to win a single game. we are the underdogs and i love it!

then went to pick up Takabayashi-san up for a morning surf. he just came back from a 5 day vacation on molokai so driving through waikiki was a shock for him. a super good surfer and very kind man. we had a dream session this morning.

the waves were coming up all day long. just building and building throughout the day. it was awesome!

thank you Takabayashi for the maguro, kastuo, and nori. i can’t wait to open it and eat it over hot rice!

and yes, it was another beautiful day here in hawaii. good south swell, perfect weather, and lots of aloha!

then surfed with Gavin and Liam for session #6. the waves were giant this afternoon and these kids were so nervous. i was just laughing because i knew exactly how they felt as i was once there before. paddling straight out into 8′ faces had to have been scary. but after they caught their first wave, the nerves went away. great surfing guys and i’m sure you will have some stories to take back to colorado.

thank you so much Nanami-san for the GoPro 3+. i finally have a day off next week and i can’t wait to take it out and use it.

and thank you Nanami-san for the granola too. great for my acai bowls!
surfed so much again today. sunburnt and black as can be. perfect waves and perfect weather. tomorrow is another surf all day kind of day. can’t wait. goodnight.

No, this is Rockpiles!!!! OMG! Big sets this afternoon.
Solid 4′ and barreling!!!!
Good surf, good day!
More photos coming soon!

check out the weather for this upcoming week! yeah! i love it!!!

seen local surfer/diver John coming in the other day from a dive out at ala moana. nice catch!

and speaking of free diving, Kyle and the crew are going to mexico tomorrow for the mexico shootout event. i wish i could go but due to work, i will have to stay back this time. i’ll just dream and remember the awesome time i spent there. i just wanted to wish all the guys good luck and please dive safe.

these Mexican Dog Tooth Snappers or “Pargo” are the hardest fish in the world to land. first, you have to dive 60-80′, wait for it come out of his cave, take the shot, pull and wrestle it out from the cave, hold it tight while it’s fighting for its life, then swim up 80′ which takes a minute just for that. total dive time is over 2.5 minutes and when you come up, you’re light headed and start to see stars. yeah, on the brink of black out. just for a fish? yup, that’s what we love to do.

on that last trip, i speared 3 big ones. it’s called extreme hunting and a sport we live and die for. lucky to be alive.