good evening. small waves today and everybody is saying that this has been the worst summer ever. not for me. i think differently. if you can surf everyday like we can in hawaii, your lucky. all you have to do is think positively. it could be worst! GO-NAMINORI!!!!

hey akudo-san, where is this? nice photo and nice lineup shot… it looks familiar but i can’t figure it out. is this ibaraki?

and there’s clams there too??? oh my gosh!!! ikitai!! i want some of those clams for my barbecue and miso soup!!!

and last, hey mike from seattle. i promise i will never ever complain about it being onshore or cold here in hawaii. sorry dude…. keep on surfing!!!

and last, maybe i better not get a bicycle? imagine me getting in the way of these aggressive triathletes and causing an accident like this? that would ruin the surfers image even more. can you imagine me with my $99 wall mart bike racing in the front, then my tire pops, then i take down 50 serious triathletes that trained all their life for the event? that would be in the newspaper front headlines reading “Surfer ruins Dreams of many….” haha…

Do you know where?

good morning. small waves today. but good enough for me. i surfed kewalo’s yesterday and had fun surfing with the kids. probably head down there today too. see you in the water….
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after i picked up shun from the airport, i brought him home with me. then i took a nap because i was jet lagged. i woke up 2 hours later and shun was gone? tony and the boys came by to pick him up to take him surfing. i went to kewalo’s later in the evening and he was still surfing with the boys. then it was time for training. shun and seth had 15 minutes man-on-man heats and tony and i were the judges. gosh, these kids are surfing so good!!! so far: Seth 1 and Shun 1. we will continue tomorrow….

josh is no longer a grom. even though he’s only 13, he’s like a mini man already. no kid his age can throw more spray then him. if they have a grom contest in 4-6′ real surf, josh would be the man, i mean boy to beat!!!

and last, i was watching the waves when this perfect rainbow arched from the mountain to the ocean. gosh, i’m glad to be back home!!!
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