{"id":6834,"date":"2011-06-15T03:24:44","date_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:24:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=6834"},"modified":"2011-06-15T03:24:44","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T18:24:44","slug":"seasick-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=6834","title":{"rendered":"Seasick Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/photo-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/photo-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6835\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nit&#8217;s been a while since i had a day off and a while since the waves are so small.  so what?  go dive.  i woke up yesterday morning with millions of things to do and catch up on but after i looked at the ocean, i couldn&#8217;t resist.  i took the 3 boys, seth, joshua, and kaulana with me to some reef diving.  2nd dive:  i spear a big munu.  then as i was coming up with the fish in my hand, a huge 10&#8242; hammerhead shark came for my fish.  no way i was letting it go.  we pulled anchor and moved spots.<br \/>\n4th dive:  we all jump in the water.  i go outside to check out a reef.  nothing there so i come back towards my boat and see the 3 kids on it talking story.  i come closer and see my gun i was letting them borrow lying on the bottom of the ocean???  what???  i look up, ask what happened?  seth says &#8220;ho uncle, i just seen a huge hammerhead shark!!!!&#8221;  i say &#8220;wow, thanks for telling me.&#8221;  i even had a dead fish tied to my waist.<br \/>\nit was kaulana&#8217;s first time on a boat.  he was seasick the whole time.  he was throwing up and everything.  i felt sorry for the boy but didn&#8217;t even think of turning around.  why?  because if kaulana wants to become a pro surfer and surf the mentawai&#8217;s, he better get use to riding a boat.  i told him that and he said &#8220;uncle, i know.  i was just thinking about that.&#8221;  after we got back in, he said &#8220;i want to go again.&#8221;  what a strong kid.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/photo-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/photo-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6836\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nseth said &#8220;wow, if i caught a munu this big, i&#8217;d be screaming!!!&#8221;  seth, your day will come.  you guys did good today!  a big improvement since the last time we went diving.<br \/>\nmy diving advise for the kids:<br \/>\nseth:  hold on to the reef, wait for the fish to come in, and stop looking around all the time for sharks.  relax and dive!<br \/>\njosh:  don&#8217;t kick too hard going down because it will decrease your bottom time.  and stop looking around all the time for sharks.  relax and dive!<br \/>\nkaulana:  you did great for your first time.  next time, bring a weight belt.  clear your nose every 3&#8242; of decent.  if it hurts, you waited too long.  clear all the time even if it doesn&#8217;t hurt.<br \/>\nand keep going on boats when you get the chance.  get use to it.  you don&#8217;t want to be seasick in the mentawai&#8217;s when the waves are going off.  sit up and breath the fresh air, if you have to throw up, throw up.<br \/>\n**the kids are off to california for contests, contests, and contests.  i hope they kick some ass!  go boys!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>it&#8217;s been a while since i had a day off and a while since the waves are so small. so what? 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