{"id":49333,"date":"2014-10-07T04:48:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=49333"},"modified":"2014-10-07T04:48:46","modified_gmt":"2014-10-06T19:48:46","slug":"first-flight-to-first-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=49333","title":{"rendered":"First Flight to First Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9926.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9926.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9926\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49334\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwant to thank Toco-san for the wonderful gift.  always nice to see you volunteering for great purposes.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9927.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9927.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9927\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49335\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nseemed like a year ago, but it wasn&#8217;t that long since we left wakayama for the airport.  van fully packed with luggage, boards, and excitement!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9929.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9929.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9929\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49336\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nalways going to miss my Yamari Family.  one of the kindest in the world.  but i&#8217;m sure they were all happy that Kimura-san was coming with us for the next 2 weeks.  it must have been so quiet in wakayama after we left.  haha.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9935.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9935.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9935\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49339\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nif you ever plan to use air asia, go to the airport 3 hours early or you will miss your flight.  the lines are so long and it&#8217;s so unorganized down there.  you get what you pay for.  might be better to pay more for better service at times.  that&#8217;s what i learned on this trip.  use <a href=\"http:\/\/www.his-j.com\/dst\/hawaii.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HIS<\/a>.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9931.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9931.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9931\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49337\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nso stoked to see Team Okinawa in the same line checking in for the same flight.  they went to Nias and i&#8217;m sure they had a great time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9933.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9933.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9933\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49338\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTeam Okinawa.  coolest surfers in the world.  i miss surfing and drinking with them.  hope you all had a great trip boys!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9938.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9938.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9938\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49340\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKimura-san and I pretty excited for the long trip ahead.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9939.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9939.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9939\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49341\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwelcome to Malaysia.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9941.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9941.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9941\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49342\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nbeen to Malaysia a few times and seen it growing and growing.  the airport is freaking huge!  takes about 20 minutes walk and 2 check-in&#8217;s before getting to the gate.  if you have a flight in Kuala Lumpur, go real early.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9946.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9946.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9946\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49344\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nbody clean disinfection health quarantine?  wow.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9944.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9944.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9944\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49343\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nit&#8217;s still very sad that a malaysian airlines went missing, and another one got shot down.  yeah, it&#8217;s in my mind at times, but that won&#8217;t stop me from doing what i love.  travel.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9949.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9949.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9949\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49345\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nalways good to get a helping hand.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9952.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_9952.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9952\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-49346\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthrow the boards in the truck for the 12 hour ride to Sibolga.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1743.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/IMG_1743.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1743\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-49348\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTiare on the first day of the trip on her first wave in indonesia.  she had many many more to come.   photo by Matsu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>want to thank Toco-san for the wonderful gift. always nice to see you volunteering for great purposes. seemed like a year ago, but it wasn&#8217;t that long since we left wakayama for the airport. van fully packed with luggage, boards, and excitement! always going to miss my Yamari Family. one of the kindest in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-49333","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-kirby-blogs"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49333","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=49333"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49333\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=49333"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=49333"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=49333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}