check out the action from my 3 rounds of surfing yesterday.

Kai-san on his first waves of the day. perfect form! good smile, and good smile!

surfing along the side watching is the best seat in the ocean!

Scott and Josh out in the ocean. 2 cool surfer dudes.

Scott on the nice bottom turn. so stoked to surf with this dude in hawaii!

met Josh for the first time. come to find out, he lives 5 minutes away from me. what a small island.

hey Scott, see you soon in the philippines for sure! let’s go surf those secret spots!

round 3 as the waves got better and better. uncrowded and perfect for us!

there aren’t too many healthy men in their 60’s like Inaida-san. he can have a have a whole surf session without getting tired. amazing!

Yuki-san surfs so good! just flowing in the ocean riding waves making it look so easy.

Yesterday @ Isounora in Wakayama. Nice waves!
Thank you Goki-san for photo.
Good morning 4am.
North shore coming up to 4-6′ and perfect conditions.
South shore small. Chest high sets and perfect conditions.
HUGE South swell coming Sunday! 4-6′ and good!
Light trade winds at 5-10mph.
Cloudy becoming sunny.
Going early sunrise dawn patrol!
Have a wonderful day!

Round 1: Kai-san surfed for the first time a couple of days ago. we surfed until his body couldn’t handle anymore. he took 2 days to rest, and today he was as fresh as can be. as soon as we started to paddle out, i could see his paddling and confidence a lot better than before. then he caught his first wave and surfed it like he’s been surfing for years. perfect surfing wave after wave and at the end of the session, he told me “hamachatta” which means, “i’m hooked on surfing!” that’s what i like to hear.

Round 2: i’ve talked about Scott Countryman quite often on my blog. 12 years ago i met Scott in the philippines and we’ve been good friends since then. he was living the dream life. had a huge yacht, was the CEO of a multimillion dollar company, had lots of friends, surfed, free dove, and just was so happy. we clicked from the beginning and we kept in touch ever since. Scott still lives in the philippines living the dream life and i still envy him a lot. he stopped by in hawaii for a couple of days so we caught up. took him out for a surf and when he asked me “how is life?” i kept on going on and on explaining how good and happy i am right now. we surfed and had a great time. then as we said our bye bye’s, he told me “hey, you have an awesome life dude.” wow, those words meant so much to me. this is coming from a guy who i wanted to be like. thanks Scott for inspiring me all these years.

Round 3: Inaida-san and Yuki-san back to hawaii today! another 2 people who inspire me a lot. we have so much fun surfing and hanging out. just 2 great positive people i love to be around.

mizu nasu fresh from japan! my favorite!!

and the best of the best omentaiko! thank you Inaida-san and Yuki-san!
after surfing 3 rounds today, i am totally burnt! the waves were super fun all day long. just so perfect and warm! surfing with friends is the best feeling in the world. tomorrow i have to wake up at 4am so better get to sleep. it’s going to be another long day in the ocean! have a great evening and a good night!