{"id":61817,"date":"2015-11-23T15:58:22","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=61817"},"modified":"2015-11-23T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T06:58:22","slug":"black-sunday-ahi-fever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=61817","title":{"rendered":"Black Sunday Ahi Fever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2540.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2540.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2540\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61818\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nomg, i got up early this morning and it was super dark and gray.  i haven&#8217;t seen the clouds this low in years.  spooky.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2541.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2541.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2541\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61819\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nbut hey, it&#8217;s only water right?  it&#8217;s days like this you have to think positive.  one positive thing:  there is lots of parking for a usually crowded sunday morning.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.19.53-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.19.53-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-11-23 at 10.19.53 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"377\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-61820\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nanother positive thing:  nobody as crazy as us so we had the spot practically to ourselves.  i told Yamagata-san, &#8220;it&#8217;s usually crowded on a sunday morning.  if it was sunny, there would be a hundred surfers out.  so lucky us!&#8221;  and he told me that if this was japan, it would be packed!  so hey, we both scored!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.20.19-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.20.19-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-11-23 at 10.20.19 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-61823\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nrain or shine, the waves will always be there.  and yes, they were!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.21.03-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.21.03-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-11-23 at 10.21.03 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"365\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-61824\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nso stoked to see Yamagata-san riding such long waves.  it&#8217;s his first time to hawaii so next time, i can guarantee you the weather will be better than this.  why?  because it can&#8217;t get any worst.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.21.22-AM.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-11-23-at-10.21.22-AM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-11-23 at 10.21.22 AM\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-61826\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nit was the first time in years i couldn&#8217;t see diamond head all morning long.  gosh, it&#8217;s crazy how i love this kind of weather too.  felt like a kid playing in the rain!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2546.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2546.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2546\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61821\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nall day rainy.  great day to surf and pack.  i&#8217;m looking forward to landing in super blue paradise tomorrow.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2545.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/IMG_2545.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2545\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-61831\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthank you Yamagata-san for a wonderful morning session.  enjoy the rest of your trip in hawaii and see next year!<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-221.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/photo-221.jpg\" alt=\"photo-221\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-61832\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nafter i caught my ahi this summer, i told you all that i&#8217;m going to quit.  well, i lied.  actually, i quit fishing for ahi.  but i still never got that big ahi spear fishing bare hands on one breath.  another thing on my bucket list i&#8217;ve yet to cross off.  i tried once in panama and came up empty.  going to fly to a remote place and try again.  two flights, a car ride, and a boat ride 30 miles to the middle of the sea.  i&#8217;ll be on the redeye flight tonight and probably won&#8217;t get a good sleep because it&#8217;s &#8220;AHI FEVER&#8221; time!  haha. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>omg, i got up early this morning and it was super dark and gray. i haven&#8217;t seen the clouds this low in years. spooky. but hey, it&#8217;s only water right? 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