{"id":122093,"date":"2022-05-23T05:08:33","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T20:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=122093"},"modified":"2022-05-22T11:35:50","modified_gmt":"2022-05-22T02:35:50","slug":"chasing-japanese-typhoons-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=122093","title":{"rendered":"Chasing Japanese Typhoons:  Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98585\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/wp1811-640x439-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>for over 20 years, my job was to chase typhoons. \u00a0i would be in Hawaii looking at the Philippines weather maps because i thought they were the most accurate. \u00a0then when i saw a typhoon start to form, i would make some calls to Japan and decide which airport to land. \u00a0for this particular one, i already knew exactly where i wanted to be on the exact date. \u00a0so i buy a ticket and leave the next day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98586\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_3_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>sometimes i would arrive, get picked up, and speed to the next ferry leaving for a beautiful island. \u00a0we would get there and it would be totally flat. \u00a0BUT, we all knew the big waves were right around the corner. \u00a0if you leave a day late, the ferry won&#8217;t leave because they&#8217;re all cancelled during typhoons. \u00a0so timing is everything.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98588\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_3802.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<p>and when the typhoon swells finally hit, it never disappointed. \u00a0some of the best waves on this planet!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-98589\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20100902193605.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then when the winds get onshore, we would drive to the other side of island where the winds are offshore. \u00a0we check every river mouth and when we find a perfect barreling wave with nobody around, we&#8217;d be screaming like kids running down the beach. \u00a0it was that good!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-122098\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7.jpg 640w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/photo_4_7-265x198.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then on the way home, we would stop by for Japanese pizza and a cold beer. \u00a0that was the way of life for over 20 seasons of my life. \u00a0and now i feel like doing it all over again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>for over 20 years, my job was to chase typhoons. \u00a0i would be in Hawaii looking at the Philippines weather maps because i thought they were the most accurate. \u00a0then when i saw a typhoon start to form, i would make some calls to Japan and decide which airport to land. \u00a0for this particular one, 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