good evening. i was talking to my 2 nieces yesterday and they were telling me how fun waikiki was. they were going this morning too so i wanted to surf with them. kelia said she’s going at 5:30 am. i told her i’d meet her out around 6. i called her at 6 just in case and guess what? she just woke up. eeh??? yeah, if i didn’t call her, i would have been surfing waikiki by myself. haha… anyway, we meet down there at 6:30 am and guess what? the waves were flat and it was super cloudy. they both were saying all morning how i should have been there yesterday. gosh, i hear that all the time….
the waves were hardly breaking but i had a blast surfing with my 2 nieces. they are still babies to me. i just can’t admit that they are young adults that like boys… uuuhh…

for those of you who don’t know kelia, she’s a clown. always smiling and always having fun. she has big plans this summer including the roxy jam pro contest in france, the nssa nationals in california, and possibly the roxy challenge in japan. japan? yes, things are moving forward and it’s looking promising. i’ll keep you posted. anyway, you know what really made me happy this morning? kelia told me that she wants to win the Roxy Jam in France. she’s been practicing long boarding all week and will until she leaves for france. the past years, she’s only been practicing a couple of times before the contest and wasn’t taking it seriously. i was happy to hear that. as i was watching her long board today, i was impressed on how graceful she is riding on the water. gosh, i wish i can go to france and watch the contest. i think this year is her year…

temari hates when i put photos of her on my blog. that’s why i put photos of her on my blog. temari surfs, quits, surfs, and quits. now she’s surfing again and for her to wake up early 2 days in a row to surf, she must be loving it. and if she’s loving it, so am i. surfing with my 2 nieces this morning made me a happy uncle. you girls want to go again tomorrow? call me up…

good morning. 5:30 am and it’s time for some sunrise surfing. no wind and clear skies so it’s going to be a beautiful day! see you in the water!!!

a colorful rainbow going over a colorful hospital. pretty dam cool!!!!

hey, did you know that there is only one place in hawaii that serves free gourmet shave ice? it’s so good that i can’t tell you where. gomenasai. last night, i ate this whole thing!!! soooo good!!!

the guy on the back row farthest to the right is Red Sea Adventure/Hawaii Skin Diver Producer Kyle Nakamoto. i met kyle surfing at big rights a while ago and even when the waves were going off, all we talked about was traveling and diving. we have a lot in common and that’s why it’s so easy for us to travel together. having kyle on this trip added the final touches to another great documented journey. the video he took is incredible, the barrel of his life was memorable, and the poke platters he made were indescribable. wow, that rhymes? haha…
kyle,
thanks so much for coming along on our trip. you worked really hard and everybody appreciates it. i don’t know if you know, but the video footage you took of the boys is probably the best footage ever for a japanese surf crew. i haven’t seen anything like it before and may probably never willl. thanks also for being patient and teaching the crew how to free dive. i’m not patient like you so nobody wants to ask me questions. haha. but your patience worked and it showed in everybody’s progress, including myself. and the poke and sashimi platter you made for us? oh my gosh!! since we started traveling together, i’d have to say that we have some incredible memories. the journey continues and i’m so excited to see what’s in store for the next years to come. thanks again and see you on our next destination!!!
by the way, thanks for inviting me for the dive today. i hardly turn down a dive but today i have too many things going on. i hope you guys are spearing big fish and can’t wait to see the photos. next time, i won’t say no!!!
talk to you later,
kirby
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Best in Hawaii!!!
Itadakimasu!!!