aloha from bali…. yeah, i’m finally got to my last leg of my journey. bali, indonesia. we are staying right in front of hyatt reef at sanur, our boats are ready, our boards are ready, and our spears are ready. ate some good breakfast right in front of our bungalow and i’m ready to go. surf? dive? whatever… be back later….

this was the last night in okinawa. satoru-san knows how to keep me out late and that night was no exception. in fact, he kept us all out late. it was a while ago when satoru-san introduced me to “hebisake” or snake sake. there’s a real snake in the bottle soaking in “awamori” or okinawan shochu. it makes tequila taste like water. i drank it the first time when i went to okinawa 10 years ago and still have a hangover from it. when the bottle came out, i ran. here are the next two victims james and kevin getting a taste of okinawa….
**check out the tv in the background. kyle brought a Hawaii Skin Diver dvd over and everybody in the bar was hooked….

james handled, kevin went down shortly after. and woke up with red toe nails… haha. but gosh, i was in okinawa yesterday and it felt like months ago. how time flies by when your having so much fun. just wanted to say thanks again to keith, juk, and ohk for letting us stay at their house and cooking us the best thai food i’ve ever eaten. and thanks to reyton, kevin, rob, able, and all the other okinawan free divers. good luck in your 1st annual tournament this weekend. and please keep the photos flowing…..

anyway, kevin speared the first huge dogtooth tuna. his story coming up tomorrow. the second dogtooth tuna story coming soon. gosh, when i look at all the photos, i can’t believe how big these fish are. just to let you know how dangerous blue water spear diving is, your in another world and something bad can happen at any given time. once these fish get speared, they run straight down into the blue so fast that if your tag line gets tangled around your arm or body, your done. or if you get shallow water blackout in the blue water, your weight belt will take your body down thousands of feet and you will be lost forever. or if your very unlucky, a huge shark will eat you while your trying to bring up a huge bleeding fish. so when you look at these photos, please don’t run down to the dive shop and pick up gear for this kind of diving. shit happens to even the most experienced divers. start off slow and learn from the best. then someday, you can have the experience of a lifetime. i’m still a kid at this kind of diving and i can’t wait to someday spear something bigger than me…..
**last, here’s the quote of our trip. came from my friends wife. “kirby, let’s play pool, if i win, you buy me a tequila shot. and if you win, you buy me a tequila shot…..”

gosh, still buzzing from last night. here are some photos. got much more to come….

thanks so much takahashi-san from “The Beach” for the best sushi…. hope you made it home alright….

this was us at the sushi bar having a ball. it’s so cool to see surfers that don’t dive, and divers that don’t surf get along. we all had a great time…

here is okinawa’s pro surfer legend satoru-san, “the beach hotel” owner takahashi-san, jacksan, expert diver kevin from italy, and photographer bruddah josh from the west side. thanks so much guys…
**and kevin, if your reading this, how’s your beautiful pink toe nails?? don’t ever sleep on us again. haha…. i don’t know a guy with pink nails can spear such a big ass dogtooth tuna. cheers….

good morning. 8am here on this hangover tuesday. gosh, it’s been 4 or 5 years since i’ve been here in okinawa and i forgot how fun it is down here. we went to surf sunabe yesterday and i bumped into so many old time friends. we all had dinner together and a few drinks after. well, a lot of drinks after. okinawa style is to have a big sayonara party the day before somebody leaves. and last night was no exception. satoru-san and takahashi-san took all of us out for some local style fun. i was laughing so much that my throat is sore. had a blast…. you know something, the people here are the coolest. it’s island style living and i love it. i use to come here every year until 4 years ago. i missed out a lot and ain’t missing out anymore. got the greatest surfer friends and diving friends. i’ll be back here every year from now on. so wanted to say thanks again to all the people here in okinawa who made this such a great experience for me. see you guys in hawaii….

i was in tokyo and seen this poster. “NO TRAVEL, NO LIFE”. enough said…..