i had to clean the bottom of Mayuki today so i invited some friends to come along for the ride. while i scrub the bottom, they can just snorkel or surf so why not.

passed by magic island and watched as they filmed Hawaii Five-0. so cool that that popular drama brings millions of dollars and millions of people to hawaii. i think it’s in the 5th season and still going strong. i haven’t missed an episode since the very first one.

pulled up to my secret spot and dropped off the crew. Taka-san is from japan and is probably tripping out why nobody was out there.

Yuko-chan ripping like usual.

i really enjoy cleaning the bottom. yes it’s a big job but it’s good exercise for me. took 40 minutes and after i finished, i felt like i hiked a high mountain. upside down underwater cardios! i love it!

while i was working on the boat, Reid was snorkeling around some pretty good tako grounds. his first time as a tako hunter and he spotted this big tako! good eye dude! took some teamwork to get it on the boat. i smell a tako party coming up!

this is the beginning of a newborn diver. congratulations Reid on your first tako! and like i told you today “dog shit!” haha. in other words, beginners luck. and thanks for helping me work on the boat too!

slow speed back to the harbor because i don’t want to run over any more turtles and hurt Mayuki again. being on the ocean just makes my mind at peace. i wish i could do this everyday of my life. i know someday it will happen.

Or Hawaiian, we say “dog shit!” haha.

been doing construction at my house and had to cut a root out of my precious avocado tree. then it started to die!!! OMG! shock!

so i got out my pick and gloves. trying to save a tree that has given us many delicious avocados every single year.

i use to like doing dirty work, but not anymore. i don’t like to get dirty. haha. but after this, jumping into the ocean felt the best!

i dug a big hole, replanted the tree, trimmed it, and hopefully it will live.

“YOU BECOME LIKE THE 5 PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH. CHOOSE CAREFULLY.”
i have this quote on my desktop and read it everyday. i truly believe in this. i see myself acting like my friends sometimes, and see them acting like me too. i only surround myself with smart, kind, successful, and very positive people. why? because that’s exactly how i want to be too. simple. so choose carefully with the people you spend the most time with.