{"id":64396,"date":"2016-02-13T02:45:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=64396"},"modified":"2016-02-13T02:45:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:45:32","slug":"wake-up-urashima-taro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=64396","title":{"rendered":"Wake up Urashima Taro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.03.54-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.03.54 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-64401\" \/><br \/>\nwow again!  seems like everyday is a wow!  the waves and weather has been absolutely perfect!  perfect for us to enjoy the beautiful day yesterday.  here is Akane-san on the diamond head lookout paddle.  don&#8217;t you just want to jump into this photo?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.00.18-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.00.18 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-64405\" \/><br \/>\nit was Pigu-chan&#8217;s first surf ever.  and this was her first wave ever.  she got up and surfed good all day.  very energetic and very happy.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.02.39-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.02.39 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64399\" \/><br \/>\npaddling back out is always fun when a big waves comes.  it&#8217;s like an amusement park ride.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.04.43-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.04.43 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64403\" \/><br \/>\nPigu-chan on another one.  taking somebody surf for the first time is so fun!  i just ride on the side and laugh.  laugh because i know how stoked they are.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.00.49-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.00.49 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"354\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64406\" \/><br \/>\nAkane-san only surfed for a few times but she&#8217;s so experienced already.  she keeps on telling me that she wants to learn more about the ocean.  this is the best way to learn about the ocean.  just ride her and understand her.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.04.21-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.04.21 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64402\" \/><br \/>\ni was paddling back out and seen a nice set coming in.  i yelled to Akane-san &#8220;GO!!!&#8221;  she turned around and paddled into this wave.  it was a beauty!  her goal in surfing was to be able to surf by herself.  that goal has been achieved.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.02.05-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.02.05 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"373\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64398\" \/><br \/>\nbig smiles after a great afternoon of surfing.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.08.03-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.08.03 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64400\" \/><br \/>\nthen it was part 2 to learning about the ocean.  going  underwater is probably the best way to feel the connection.  some things i can teach, but most you have to feel for yourself.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.05.03-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.05.03 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64404\" \/><br \/>\nAkane-san going deeper and deeper each time we go diving.  a newborn mermaid.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.05.49-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.05.49 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64409\" \/><br \/>\nPigu-chan with the evening peace.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.06.30-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.06.30 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"357\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64407\" \/><br \/>\ni followed a turtle into a hole about 35&#8242; deep.  he just sat there and looked straight at me in the eyes.  i think he was thinking &#8220;leave me alone.&#8221;  haha.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.06.55-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.06.55 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64408\" \/><br \/>\none of the bigger sized turtle i&#8217;ve seen.  so beautiful swimming gracefully in the ocean.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-12-at-8.07.43-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-12 at 8.07.43 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-64397\" \/><br \/>\nonce again, i felt like Urashima Taro.  someday i&#8217;ll be able to talk to a turtle.  but for now, we just connect in our own way.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5955.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5955\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-64412\" \/><br \/>\na beautiful day ending with a beautiful sunset.  thank you mother nature for picture perfect days in hawaii.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/IMG_5957.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5957\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-64413\" \/><br \/>\nthen i went to meet my friends Holli and Carter for a beer.  ever since i got back from my trip, i didn&#8217;t drink any alcohol.  that&#8217;s 11 days alcohol free.  my body was feeling pretty good until i woke up this morning.  haha.  anyway, we talked and talked and next thing you know, it was past midnight.  i just love my friends and our super funny conversations.  we can go on talking forever. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>wow again! seems like everyday is a wow! the waves and weather has been absolutely perfect! perfect for us to enjoy the beautiful day yesterday. here is Akane-san on the diamond head lookout paddle. don&#8217;t you just want to jump into this photo? it was Pigu-chan&#8217;s first surf ever. and this was her first wave [&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-64396","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\/64396","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=64396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64396\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}