{"id":75065,"date":"2017-01-06T14:45:10","date_gmt":"2017-01-06T05:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=75065"},"modified":"2017-01-06T14:45:10","modified_gmt":"2017-01-06T05:45:10","slug":"early-morning-buzz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=75065","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning Buzz!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/9db3f8abe641f65bbc6b36039c1f949a.jpg\" alt=\"9db3f8abe641f65bbc6b36039c1f949a\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75072\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;m always very careful when i teach people how to spear fish.  this is the reason why!  the water was dirty when this guys friend thought he was a fish and shot him in the head.  lucky he survived.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8296-e1483680250114.jpg\" alt=\"img_8296\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75067\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i woke up at 5am this morning, ate my breakfast, did my exercise, and headed to the  yacht harbor to take care of my baby.  i got down there and it was still dark.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8300.jpg\" alt=\"img_8300\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75074\" \/><\/p>\n<p>nobody was down there of course, except for the maintenance guy.  so i started polishing away.  wax on, wax off.  i was sweating in the cold and was in a great rhythm when the maintenance guy yelled out &#8220;hey kirby, are you on drugs???&#8221;  haha.  i told him, &#8220;hey, this is the only time i have to do this because i&#8217;m so busy!&#8221;  he looked at me and really thought i was on drugs.  haha.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8298.jpg\" alt=\"img_8298\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75068\" \/><\/p>\n<p>it felt good being so productive from so early in the morning.  i kept on waxing away and watching the sky turn color.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8301.jpg\" alt=\"img_8301\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75071\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i was done and Mayuki looked brand new again.  that makes me so happy!   then i thought &#8220;i deserve a wave for all my hard work.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8303.jpg\" alt=\"img_8303\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75069\" \/><\/p>\n<p>so i untied the ropes and headed out to surf.  i was heading to my secret spot until i passed by bowls and seen only 2 locals out and head high pumping waves!  in went the anchor.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-06-at-5.42.43-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2017-01-06-at-5-42-43-am\" width=\"628\" height=\"316\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75066\" \/><\/p>\n<p>my friend sent me this photo later and said &#8220;i&#8217;m watching you!&#8221;  haha you stalker!  it&#8217;s weird to see myself in photos like this.  actually pretty scary.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8312.jpg\" alt=\"img_8312\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75073\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the waves were super good!  i caught about 10 sets in an hour and a half so i was very satisfied.  it was only 9:10am and i was ready to start my real day!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8314.jpg\" alt=\"img_8314\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-75078\" \/><br \/>\nthen i came home and ate a snack.  bagel with cream cheese and lomilomi salmon.  it was awesome!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-06-at-2.11.44-PM.jpg\" alt=\"screen-shot-2017-01-06-at-2-11-44-pm\" width=\"640\" height=\"356\" class=\"align none size-full wp-image-75070\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then i picked up Ando-san and his family and went for an amazing afternoon surf.  gosh, the south swell was amazing all day long!  thank you Ando-san and family!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8242.jpg\" alt=\"img_8242\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75076\" \/><\/p>\n<p>also want to thank Shuto-san for the snacks!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/IMG_8344.jpg\" alt=\"img_8344\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75077\" \/><\/p>\n<p>also want to thank Koguma-san for the hokkaido cookies! 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