{"id":66861,"date":"2016-04-26T14:56:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=66861"},"modified":"2016-04-26T14:56:15","modified_gmt":"2016-04-26T05:56:15","slug":"professional-surfing-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=66861","title":{"rendered":"Professional Surfing Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>another day of surfing and surfing.  5 hours in the ocean riding so many beautiful waves!  it&#8217;s going to be like this for the next month and i&#8217;m just hoping my skin doesn&#8217;t peel off my body.  it&#8217;s so hot and i&#8217;m totally sunburnt!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-2.07.37-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-26 at 2.07.37 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66871\" \/><br \/>\nhad an awesome time with 14 year old Riku-kun this morning.  a young kid from Fukuoka that wants to become a professional surfer.  i don&#8217;t know too many surfers from Fukuoka so i was excited to surf with him.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-2.03.10-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-26 at 2.03.10 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66863\" \/><br \/>\nthe waves were perfect again so i took him out to the premier spot on the south shore, Ala Moana Bowls.  there is a big hawaii state amateur contest this weekend so all the kids from all the islands are out practicing.  i told Riku-kun, &#8220;these are hawaii&#8217;s top.  watch them closely and show them what you can do.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-2.02.29-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-26 at 2.02.29 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66867\" \/><br \/>\nso i followed Riku-kun on his first wave.  i thought he was going to do a floater then all of a sudden, i see him hit the lip and rip it!  wow!  very impressive!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-2.02.38-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-26 at 2.02.38 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66866\" \/><br \/>\nafter he finished this turn, i told him &#8220;hey, you&#8217;re a good surfer.  i&#8217;m super impressed.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-26-at-2.06.23-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-04-26 at 2.06.23 PM\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66870\" \/><br \/>\nthen we rode more as i watched him surf so good.  some of my friends at bowls was asking me who this kid was.  i told them, &#8220;a young kid from fukuoka that surfs really good.&#8221;  they all agreed.  awesome surfing Riku-kun!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8901.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8901\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66865\" \/><br \/>\nthen we were both hungry after surfing 3 long hours.  so it was a hawaiian style locomoco that we both loved.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8905.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8905\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66864\" \/><br \/>\nthen i went to show him the lineup of diamond head and how to paddle out correctly.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8907.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8907\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66869\" \/><br \/>\ni&#8217;m amazed how smart this kid is.  he&#8217;s only 14 years old but is more mature than my friends in their 40&#8217;s. haha.  every time i explained something to Riku-kun, i could see him listening very carefully and absorbing every word.  anyone wants to be me a million dollars this kid will become a professional surfer before he&#8217;s 18?  i guarantee that.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8909.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8909\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-66868\" \/><br \/>\nomg, lighthouse looked super good today.  only a few guys surfing overhead waves.  i can feel the summer already beginning and i kind of love it.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/IMG_8916.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_8916\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-66862\" \/><br \/>\nwant to thank the Kawamura-san family for the cake!  i love this!  see you all tomorrow morning for a fun day in the ocean!  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>another day of surfing and surfing. 5 hours in the ocean riding so many beautiful waves! it&#8217;s going to be like this for the next month and i&#8217;m just hoping my skin doesn&#8217;t peel off my body. it&#8217;s so hot and i&#8217;m totally sunburnt! had an awesome time with 14 year old Riku-kun this morning. 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