{"id":107795,"date":"2019-12-12T15:08:08","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=107795"},"modified":"2019-12-12T15:08:08","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T06:08:08","slug":"kitten-vs-lion-vs-goat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=107795","title":{"rendered":"Kitten vs. Lion vs. Goat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107797\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1176.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>i left my house when it was still dark and something seemed strange??? \u00a0one of the street lights was bigger than the others? \u00a0OMG, it&#8217;s the full moon!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107798\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1179.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>driving to the North Shore and watching the full moon? \u00a0i knew it was going to be a wonderful day no matter what!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107800\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>pulled up to the Billabong House and greeted the boys. \u00a0Rainos, Tony Moniz, and Brian Surrat. \u00a0all legends!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107799\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>good to see the kids on the beach cheering on their heroes!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107804\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>it was full house! \u00a0this was one of the best Pipe Masters as far as waves. \u00a0it can&#8217;t get any better&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107801\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1187.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>Seth had one of the biggest heats of the day. \u00a0he was matched up against Billy Kemper. \u00a0Billy is Big Wave World Champion and just won the Pipeline trials. \u00a0he had the momentum, he was the guy to beat, and now it was the Seth the Kitten vs. Billy the Lion&#8230; \u00a0Coach Rainos, Tony, and i were more nervous than Seth. \u00a0haha&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107802\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>my sister was nervous too but she had time to get the shot of her youngest son at the Pipeline Masters! \u00a0it seems so surreal&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107805\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-2.31.06-PM-663x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"373\" \/>Seth went out and did what he does best, which is to ride Pipeline the way it wants to get ridden. \u00a0in the end, the Kitten beats the Lion!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107803\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/IMG_1199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/>there couldn&#8217;t have been a happier family on the beach today. \u00a0this day will go down in the family history books for sure!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-107796\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Screen-Shot-2019-12-12-at-1.02.55-PM-663x91.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"663\" height=\"91\" \/>and guess who Seth has next? 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