{"id":140652,"date":"2025-12-12T11:46:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:46:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140652"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:47:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T02:47:16","slug":"dream-of-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=140652","title":{"rendered":"Dream of a Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140655\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-800x451.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-800x451.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-1024x577.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-696x392.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-1068x602.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-746x420.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload.jpeg 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After surfing in the morning, we went for an afternoon free dive. \u00a0The water was crystal clear! \u00a0I dove down and saw this huge moray eel come out of his hole and try to bite my spear. \u00a0Scary! \u00a0Photo by Mighty Mouse.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140656\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-55.jpg 1633w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This morning was very stormy! \u00a0We drove around and around looking for the best spot and once we found it, we realized how lucky we were. \u00a0Shoulder high sets and nobody around. \u00a0It was great practice for Mighty Mouse!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-140653\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-800x489.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-800x489.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-1024x626.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-1536x939.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-696x425.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-1068x653.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183-687x420.jpg 687w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_0183.jpg 1589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We ate lunch and went back out. \u00a0Head high sets for Mighty Mouse. \u00a0It felt so good to be in the big ocean with the strong currents, powerful waves, and long rides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140657\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-56.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was very proud of Hashimoto-san on this epic day on the North Shore. \u00a0All the practice we&#8217;ve been doing at Bowls has finally shined. \u00a0Perfect muscle memory so everything looked so smooth and easy for him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140658\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-57.jpg 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The biggest wave of his life so far but next year we&#8217;re going to go bigger! \u00a0Can&#8217;t wait!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140659\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-800x700.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-800x700.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-1024x896.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-768x672.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-696x609.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-1068x935.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18-480x420.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-18.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Deco-san was charging too! \u00a0I couldn&#8217;t believe some of the waves she took off on. \u00a0Very impressed!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140660\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-1068x935.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-58.jpg 1410w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s always a pleasure to surf with Tokura-san. \u00a0When he was 60, I told myself &#8220;I want to be like that when I&#8217;m 60.&#8221; \u00a0And now he&#8217;s 76 and I&#8217;m telling myself &#8220;I want to be like that when I&#8217;m 76!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-140661\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-800x700.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-800x700.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-1024x896.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-768x672.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-1536x1344.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-696x609.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-1068x934.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59-480x420.jpg 480w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GPTempDownload-59.jpg 1710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s every surfers dream to be able to surf in their 70&#8217;s. \u00a0But to surf the North shore at that age is a dream of a dream&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After surfing in the morning, we went for an afternoon free dive. \u00a0The water was crystal clear! \u00a0I dove down and saw this huge moray eel come out of his hole and try to bite my spear. \u00a0Scary! \u00a0Photo by Mighty Mouse. This morning was very stormy! \u00a0We drove around and around looking for the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-140652","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirbyblog"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140663,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140652\/revisions\/140663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}