Breakfast at Bowls.
Lunch at the Ilikai.
Beautiful or What!

good morning. 6 am monday morning. wow, what a great weekend it was. kind of tired but still got to keep on going and going. i see a little south swell in town. not too big, not too small. perfect for bowls. see you out there!! have a great day!!!!!

i know this secret beach on the east side that is loaded with turtles. i’ll only take you there if your a good friend of mine. on any given day, i can go there and nobody would be around for miles. it’s only you and the turtles. yeah, walking on the beach, you could count 50 or more in an hour or so. you can feed them, you can pet them, or you can ride them. a few days ago, i took my underwater camera to show you what i’m talking about. here’s 5 friendly turtles swimming in this photo. i made my friends swear to me not to tell anybody where this spot is. why? because i found it a 20 years ago and have been going there ever since. if the day comes where i see tour busses pulling up to this pristine private white sand beach, i will make the few friends i took there take a lie detector test and if they fail, i’ll take them to another beach down the road were 50 sharks awaits them in the shallow water…

the girl on the bottom row in the middle is Yumi Toda. yumi-chan is maoh’s wife and is pretty hard core underground. why? because until a couple years ago, i haven’t seen her once in a magazine or even heard of her. then last winter at velzyland, i seen her take off on a huge double up set and pull into one of the biggest and thickest barrels i’ve ever seen out there. i was tripping out as i shot the 32 photo sequence. yumi-chan rides for Dove Wetsuits and is one of the key players to make this trip happen. she got the other bodyboard girls to come and join the fun. i say underground because for those of you who don’t know yumi-chan, you will now. stay tuned…
Dear Yumi-chan,
thanks so much for helping making this dream trip a reality. i was really happy to see you charging hard and organizing the girls together for our little photo shoots in mentawai. i wish you the best of luck in the story your writing for flipper. sorry i haven’t sent you the photos yet. i’ve been freakin so busy since i got back. diving and stuff… haha… i’ll get some images to you soon. OH!! sorry for getting mad at you when you tried to write the marker pen on my face while i was sleeping. i get pissed at anybody that bothers the little precious sleep i get so don’t take it personal. i looked and acted pissed off but i wasn’t. well, maybe i was. haha.. if you were a guy, i would have put a dead fish in your bed. haha.. just joking… anyway, thanks again and hope to travel with you and maoh more often. see you guys in japan!!!
Kirby
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good evening. wow, what a long day. i got a call from a friend yesterday for an opportunity to film this famous baseball player from japan. all i knew was his name is Furuta-san and came to hawaii to run the honolulu triathlon. shoot? triathlon? i’m there!!! i woke up at 3 am, headed down there in the dark and seeing some pretty amazing things. i’ve had friends throughout the years that did triathlons but i never thought anything of it. but after today, everything changed. these guys are athletes. the real kind. yeah, talk about zero body fat. these guys are fit, focused, trained, and as healthy as you can possibly be. i was totally inspired from what i saw today and i’m thinking about trying it next year…. but first, i have to get a bike. haha..

i had no idea who Atsuya Furuta was until today. after the race finished, this local triathlete came up to me and asked me if that’s Furuta-san, the famous japanese pro baseball catcher. i told him, “yes” but wasn’t really sure. so i came home and did a google search. and yes indeed, that was the famous catcher Furuta-san. wow! he’s retired from baseball and running triathlons? that’s pretty cool!!! anyway, i filmed him all day and was pretty amazed by his determination. he was fit and focused to finish the race, and he did…. congratulations…

i can’t wait to get my blue cap for next year. and i can’t wait to pull up to my $99 wallmart bike that i will use. i better start training…

this is team japan!! can you believe that 1/3 of the competitors were from japan? freaking amazing!!! i was really happy to see such great athletes from japan come to hawaii and perform as well as they did. i have a whole new respect for these guys….

oh, wanted to especially congratulate naoyuki honda-san!! nao-san is a really nice person. a surfer/athlete that knows how to have a good time. this was the finish line and i can’t believe he was smiling. i would be throwing up. swim, bike, and run? are you kidding me????

and also wanted to congratulate yu-san. i was sitting near the transition line where they change from bicycle to running. i wasn’t expecting to see any japanese in the top but i was wrong. i seen yu-san fly around the corner in the top 5. what? yeah, top 5! he left his bike, put on his running shoes, and ran with the front of the pack. he’s like a japanese superman. i was totally impressed!!! yu-san is not only a top triathlete, he’s a trainer. he trained Furuta-san as well as other athletes for this race. and yu-san’s also a surfer….
well, i better get going to bed. oh wait! i forgot. i have to pick up tokura-san and naoka from the airport. maybe i’ll ride my bike down there? haha… have a great night and hope you sleep as well as i do…
**last, i wasn’t sure to post the photos but after seeing hundreds of japanese taking photos today, today’s news is probably old news. once again, congratulations to all the finishers!!!