{"id":57520,"date":"2015-07-06T04:21:03","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T19:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=57520"},"modified":"2015-07-06T04:21:03","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T19:21:03","slug":"flotilla-and-super-3-rounds-of-surf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=57520","title":{"rendered":"Flotilla and Super 3 rounds of Surf!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>yesterday has had to be my personal best 4th of july ever!  it all started in the morning.  took Mayuki for a warm up and seen bowls going off!  threw the anchor, thought i&#8217;d catch a couple waves.  because there was absolutely no parking, the lineup was empty.  so good and perfect that i couldn&#8217;t go in.  ended up catching 30 waves and surfed for 2 hours.  then went back in to pick up my friends for a long super fun afternoon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSfizeRender.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSfizeRender-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"FullSfizeRender\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57521\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nfirst stop was the flotilla.  since the waves were big, the biggest floating party in the world was moved further out to sea.  still lots of boats and people having a great time.  can&#8217;t believe a lot of people swam out from the beach.  don&#8217;t know how or if they all made it back safely.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRefnder.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRefnder-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRefnder\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57522\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen it was round 2 for surf.  another solid 2 hour session.  waves super fun and very uncrowded.  probably the only day of the year when you can&#8217;t find parking anywhere near ala moana.  lucky us!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRendfer.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/FullSizeRendfer-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRendfer\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57523\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen we went in for food, shower, drop offs, and conversation.  that was 6pm.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/f.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/f-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"f\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57524\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen back out for more surf and fireworks.  watched the sunset and once we all got our awesome photos, it was time for round 3.  paddled out at 7:15 and had one of the best sessions ever.  the winds died, the tide dropped, the swell pulsed, and it was barrel after barrel.  perfect glassy barreling bowls with only 2 other guys out.  we surfed until pitch dark.  watched Reid get barrel after barrel.  even heard him yelling in a deep dark barrel.  the echoes were cool and pure stoke.  i got a few dark hole barrels of my own and it was super stoked surfing in the pitch dark with my friends.  definitely a session we will remember for the rest of our lives.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/asd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/asd-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"asd\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-57525\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwe finish our session, shower on the boat, change into warm clothes, get out a beer and do a kanpai, then sit back and watch the show front row.  nobody had a better seat than us.  it was the perfect ending to a perfect day.<br \/>\ni&#8217;m super stoked on surfing again.  the same stoke i had in intermediate school.  just enjoying life in the ocean with friends.  getting deeper into the soul of what surfing was and always should be.  i feel as content as can be.  i feel as happy as can be.  living my life as there is no tomorrow, but also looking forward to tomorrow.  really wished there were more hours in a day.  aloha! 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