hanging out with kinsan and naoka was pretty fun yesterday. it’s been a while since i laughed so much… funny stories all the time!!! haha…

it’s always sad to leave narita airport. but when i know i’ll be in hawaii in 7 hours, i kind of get excited!!!

especially when i get my ticket and my seat number is 4B. know what that means? first class or business class baby…

the tickets i have are super good. if first class or business class are open, i get priority. check out my appetizer. i drank champagne, watched a movie, drank champagne, ate dinner, drank champagne, watched a movie, and drank more champagne. next thing, i was in hawaii!!! saiko!!!

this was my first time using delta and i really liked the service. i’ve traveled in business class on JAL, China, and other airlines before but nothing comes close to delta. saiko!!!

Welcome back to Hawaii Shun!!!

good morning from hawaii. gosh, i’m home!!! and i’m so stoked to be home. first, i wanted to say sorry to everybody i couldn’t see on my trip to japan. i was there for private reasons so i kept kind of low key. i hope you understand. like usual, i will be going back there as soon as typhoon season starts, which is soon. well, hopefully soon….
i got off the plane and felt like i was in paradise again. i really missed the blue sky and blue water. it’s rainy season in japan now so it’s been cloudy, rainy, and dark everyday. but i had a great time! especially surfing on my last day, which was yesterday….
check out the action…

this is a spot in shonan called namakon. i don’t think it’s secret because they held a JPSA event there before. when i first went to japan, this spot wasn’t there. it was just deep water. hiromichi soeda told me that the tractors came and dug up the beach to set it up for volleyball. then the sand went into the water and formed a pretty nice bank. another man-made surf spot creation….

nice!! this is pretty dam good for shonan….

pro surfer akeo waseda, akira shindou, chobo-san, hiromichi-san, kinsan, and a whole bunch of local surfers were out…

6 months ago, hiromichi-san got hurt surfing sunset. not until a few days ago, he just got back in the water. gosh, he looked so happy!! i know that feeling…. welcome back hiromichi-san…

i woke up at 3:30 am and drove 1 hour to check this river mouth i love. the waves were super fun. chest high, barreling, and only 6 surfers out. i think i scored!!! wait! i know i scored….
**anyway, i gotta go back to the airport and pick up shun. probably going to surf kewalos.. have a nice day!!!