i had such a great time this morning with Mr. and Mrs. Naganuma. i met them at the Love Hawaii Collection in Yokohama earlier this year. they fell in love with hawaii 3 years ago and think about hawaii everyday since. Mr. Naganuma hasn’t surfed in 21 years so today was a nervous day for him. but as soon as he stood up, everything came back. he surfed really well and i’m sure surfing is in the blood again. thank you for the wonderful day. keep on surfing and keep on hawaii!

the mountain behind my house is called Kaau Crater. it’s a popular hike but very dangerous. a young girl died while hiking yesterday. i hear search and rescue helicopters every week from my house. it’s a trail i wouldn’t recommend unless you want to risk your life. but the thing that keeps people coming back is the view. freakin awesome! i’ve hiked it a few times and no other trail has a better view from the top of this mountain.

this is the waterfall about an hour up the trail. very peaceful and very spiritual. after you pass the waterfall, the hike starts to get dangerous.

the last part is a super steep hike. going up is the easy part, coming down is the hard part. you actually have to slide down and hope you don’t fall off the side of the cliffs. but on the top of this mountain you can see the whole south, east, and west side of the island. a 360 degree magnificent view! it takes over 3.5 hours to get to the top and here’s my advise. when you drive up the valley and see clouds on the top of the mountain, forget it. you will be in the clouds and won’t see a thing. this is when people start getting lost. wait for a clear day, take lots of water, take your rubbish home, and make sure you tell somebody where you are because even advanced hikers get stranded. good luck!

This weeks weather forecast. Enjoy it!

on one of the good days of surf, we went to the fish market and bought a tuna. then Mocha and Manuel cut it into filets and we made a meal for 10 out of it. the cool thing is we pulled over on this island and borrowed the island caretakers kitchen.

then Caloy was getting the fire ready for our bbq.

things in the philippines is so simple and efficient. it makes me super excited about living off the water and land someday. i’m still learning and when i experience things like this, i learn really fast.

what an awesome lunch. healthy and delicious!

Scott and Mason on the boat. Scott is a true explorer of the philippines. he knows everything you can imagine. i ask a question, i get a solid answer. he’s my google.com. haha. and Mason was just culture shock the whole way. the thing that freaked him out was when we were driving trough villages and seeing kids as young as 2 years old playing along the side of the street. we were on the road for over 20 hours and seen some cool things. a great experience for the 3 of us.

a hammock on a private island beach loaded with shells. this is a total stress free lifestyle!
but hey, i’m glad to be back home to my own lifestyle. just as long as i have the ocean, i can live anywhere in the world. my next trip will probably be late november so i’m going to work as hard as possible until then. i just got back but i’m looking forward to exploring the world again!