good evening. beautiful day with some fun surf. drove by diamond head and they were re-paving the road so half the parking was closed. looked out in the ocean and not too many surfers out. maybe 5 japanese out at cliffs, and nobody at lighthouse. so lighthouse it was. some fun in the sun… south swell coming monday so stay tuned. have a nice and safe weekend….

last night was the first time i’ve been in snappers at the discovery bay. that place is pretty cool. cold beers and great live music…

throughout the years, russ always talked to me about music. last night was the first time i ever heard russ play. and it was on a stage in a bar with a lot of people. that was pretty cool. he was jamming… his niece was jamming too and had such an awesome voice. she’s 19 years old and on her way to fame. congratulations you two!! great job….

growing up with my old time friends, we always supported each other in what ever road we took. through the good times and the bad, we all stuck together. i think that’s pretty dam special…. thanks russ for bringing us back together. if you didn’t play music last night, i wouldn’t know the next time i would have seen everybody. by the way, the house was packed last night. i’ll keep you posted when russ and ciara play again…

what a small world… the next band to play after russ them was plumpus. lead singers george and matt puter are my surf buddies…. i was so stoked to bump into them and be able to watch them perform…. the last time i seen them play live was in the middle of the ocean on the 4th of july 2 years ago. yeah, a floating concert. probably have it again this 4th of july. will keep you posted…… you want to rock???? click here and check out PLUMPUS…. or check out their MYSPACE for upcoming gigs….

good morning. small ripples around the island again today. knee/waist high everywhere. north and south. trades back so look for some wind swell. had a blast last night hanging out with friends and listening to awesome live music. as far as i remember, i took some photos. going to download them now… anyway, get your sunscreen out today because it’s going to be HOT!!! see ya…
**i grew up surfing sandy beach and i swear sandy’s ain’t as good as it use to be. i remember back in the 80’s watching barry mamiya getting 6 second grab rail barrels, taz doing sick el rollo’s on his surfboard, and mickey neilson ruling out there. then you had jack the ripper drop kneeing on his morey boogie board right into the barrel. we were the groms back then surfing marco’s and pipe littles. we only paddled out to half point when the boys weren’t out. anyway, found this video of the 2007 USBA bodyboard sandy beach pro at half point. gosh, the waves were pretty dam good. not as good as the 80’s but still dam good…. might have to go surf there today….

good evening. hot, hot, hot… gosh, the sun was pretty strong today. i got sunburned walking to the store. waves small, strong trades, so no good for surfing or diving. still looking for an underwater camera… still freaking about that near dog attack… and still loving life….

as a surfer, my dream was to be on a cover shot in america. i was lucky enough to get one on H3O magazine back in the early 90’s…. as a photographer, my dream was have my photo used for a cover shot in america…. this months hawaii skin diver magazine made that dream come true…
**i shot that photo in okinawa last year using my canon 30D with a 10mm wide angle lens in my SPL housing. that is marine friend kevin holding a big dogtooth tuna that almost got away…. wanted to thank kyle nakamoto and hawaii skin diver magazine for making one of my dreams come true….
**and last, i get emails from people all around the world. i respond to every one and when ever somebody asks me something about japan, i try to help him as much as possible. i got this one the other day. i know about the waves and stuff but don’t know of any hotels near the beach. well, except for “love hotels”. haha. anyway, if you can help this guy out with some information, i will forward it to him. mahalo….
hi, im an australian surfer who is going to shonan in november/december, just wondering how the waves are at that time? also can u recommend some surf spots and also some close hotels to the beach?