{"id":142827,"date":"2026-06-03T15:17:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=142827"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:17:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:17:16","slug":"summer-is-great","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=142827","title":{"rendered":"Summer is GREAT!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142828\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-rotated.jpeg 1512w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-696x928.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-1068x1424.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7114-315x420.jpeg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 1: \u00a0Paddled out in the dark. \u00a0We were the first ones out at Bowls early this morning. \u00a0The waves were so good! \u00a0Big, challenging, strong current, and very powerful. \u00a0 I love days like today.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142829\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-800x600.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-696x522.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-1068x801.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-1920x1440.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-80x60.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_7116-265x198.jpeg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I came in, this was the parking. \u00a0Pretty empty. \u00a0This is how it is when the waves get big. \u00a0And when it gets small, it&#8217;s the opposite. \u00a0I went home to take a nap and get ready for round 2.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142830\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2161\" height=\"1441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184.jpg 2161w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5184-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2161px) 100vw, 2161px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Round 2: \u00a0I was desperate to find a good wave this afternoon so I drove around and around. \u00a0Then I remembered a spot that breaks only when the south swell is over 6&#8242;. \u00a0Today was the perfect day for that. \u00a0Perfect point right and left and nobody except me, myself, and I. \u00a0This was probably my best session of the year so far. \u00a0The waves were so smooth that you can do anything you want on it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142831\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2414\" height=\"1609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185.jpg 2414w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_5185-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2414px) 100vw, 2414px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I rode my smallest shortboard this morning and afternoon. \u00a0I just wanted to connect and feel the wave more. \u00a0It cut like a knife in butter. \u00a0Tomorrow the swell is getting even bigger with another giant swell next week. \u00a0This summer is becoming to be GREAT!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Round 1: \u00a0Paddled out in the dark. \u00a0We were the first ones out at Bowls early this morning. \u00a0The waves were so good! \u00a0Big, challenging, strong current, and very powerful. \u00a0 I love days like today. When I came in, this was the parking. \u00a0Pretty empty. \u00a0This is how it is when the waves get [&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":["post-142827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-kirbyblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142827","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=142827"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142827\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":142833,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142827\/revisions\/142833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=142827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=142827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=142827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}