{"id":128641,"date":"2023-09-14T03:54:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T18:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=128641"},"modified":"2023-09-13T16:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T07:08:33","slug":"the-30-year-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=128641","title":{"rendered":"The 30 Year Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-128642\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-800x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/GPTempDownload-57-747x420.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was 30 years ago when I went on my very first surf trip to Bali. \u00a0Back then, Bali was a lot different. \u00a0Less people, buildings, noise, and undiscovered waves. \u00a0Tokura-san brought me to Kuta Beach on the very first day. \u00a0I surfed it and wasn&#8217;t too sure why Indonesia was supposed to be special. \u00a0The next day, we got on a big sailboat and crossed some islands. \u00a0We woke up at Scar Reef and it was pumping. \u00a0My first wave was a very big, scary, and powerful barrel. \u00a0It was then I understood why Indonesia was the most sought out wave in the whole wide world.<\/p>\n<p>Tokura-san and I were talking about that first trip while surfing Kuta this morning. \u00a0And guess where we&#8217;re going tomorrow? \u00a0 Yes, Scar Reef on a forecasted pumping swell! \u00a0This is a full circle of 30 years for us. \u00a0We know things will be a lot different there, but the experience is what we&#8217;re in for. \u00a0Just to be able to come back together to a very special place after 30 years, we are very grateful. \u00a0I think growing up, you appreciate things more. \u00a0I&#8217;m just glad to be alive because a lot has happened in those past 30 years&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was 30 years ago when I went on my very first surf trip to Bali. \u00a0Back then, Bali was a lot different. \u00a0Less people, buildings, noise, and undiscovered waves. \u00a0Tokura-san brought me to Kuta Beach on the very first day. \u00a0I surfed it and wasn&#8217;t too sure why Indonesia was supposed to be special. 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