good morning 2013! imagine waking up early and feeling so fresh. drank my kombucha, ate some cereal, put my board in my car, drove to the ocean, paddled out at dark, surfed with the big moon, and watched the first sunrise of 2013. it’s only 9am and i’m back home feeling like i had a full day of excitement. i like starting off my new years like this because it gives me the motivation to maximize every single day of my life. you only live once so why not make the most of it right? now i’m going to eat some mochi, do some weight training, go surfing again, ride harley, fix things around my house, make a bigger chicken cage, and end it off with a sushi dinner. there is not a left over minute of today that i will be wasting. have a jolly happy new year!

my underwater camera has been acting up again. sometimes it takes good photos, sometimes it doesn’t. the waves were barreling this morning but i couldn’t get the right timing because it was so dark. oh well, just wanted to show you what you missed.

glassy, fun, and beautiful. what more could you ask for the first day of the year.

wanted to thank Miwa-san for sending me this new years photo from germany. i hope you’re enjoying your happy vacation! the beer must be excellent!

and thank you Inaida-san for making me jealous of your happy new year bento. next year i’m planning to spend the new years in japan to experience something i’ve been missing out since i was born.
and once again, happy new year to you all! wish you the best of things coming to you!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013 FROM GO-NAMINORI!
KOTOSHI MOU YOROSHIKU ONEGAISHIMASU.
MAY ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE IN 2013.
Good morning 4:45am.
North shore still big. I think 6-10′ and morning sickness.
South shore still small. Waist high at Ala Moana but bigger at Diamond Head.
North/East winds at 15mph now becoming 25mph later.
Rain/Clouds/Sunny later.
Plan: Sunrise surfing and Mochi soup.
Have a wonderful new year’s day!

good evening. hope you all in japan are enjoying your new years day. i’m sure enjoying our new years eve here. woke up early, headed to the west side, surfed, shot photos, surfed again, and shot photos again. then headed back to town and surfed again. 3 rounds of surfing, 2 rounds of photo shooting, 3 hours of editing on my computer, and 1 hour of harley time. a very long but productive day!
the west side was so beautiful today. sunny sky, blue water, good waves, jumping dolphins, and huge whales. full nature at its best. shot some photos of the boys out there and everybody was surfing so good. there is no way i will be able to stay up until midnight for the countdown so i’ll just say it now, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
here are some photos from today. guys like josh, seth, kaito, gen, hoptong, makichan, makisan, yukisan, taichi, isaiah, and so many other rippers out there today. full gallery coming on go-naminori. see you next year!