{"id":90684,"date":"2018-05-22T05:35:27","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T20:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=90684"},"modified":"2018-05-22T05:35:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T20:35:27","slug":"kid-blue-last-of-taiwan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=90684","title":{"rendered":"Kid Blue:  Last of Taiwan&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9342.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90689\" \/><\/p>\n<p>ok, here are my last photos from Taiwan which seems like 10 years ago.  starting off with chicken swap meet.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-07-at-4.39.10-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"724\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90692\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i&#8217;ve never seen this kid smile more than this ever.  high school kid going on his very first surf trip to another country?  i&#8217;d be smiling like this too&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-1.41.48-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"581\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90685\" \/><\/p>\n<p>people don&#8217;t believe that Taiwan barrels.  i tell them &#8220;photos don&#8217;t lie.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-1.49.26-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1043\" height=\"582\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90686\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aoi on the backside river mouth practice session.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-1.51.24-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1036\" height=\"579\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90688\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Matsu practicing free diving.  haha.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-1.52.50-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"795\" height=\"519\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90691\" \/><\/p>\n<p>i still can&#8217;t believe how lucky this kid was.  getting off 2 flights from Hawaii and surfing perfect waves like this all by ourselves&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90695\" \/><\/p>\n<p>we pull up to another spot where nobody was out and i say &#8220;Aoi, go out and figure out everything on your own.&#8221;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90696\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the kid started ripping!  then a photographer sets up and starts shooting him.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_9234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"960\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90687\" \/><\/p>\n<p>then a whole gallery showed up to watch Aoi&#8217;s solo superstar surf session.  good job kid!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-07-at-4.42.27-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"716\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90693\" \/><\/p>\n<p>but by far, this spot was the best.  the Taiwan Uluwatu&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-07-at-4.43.02-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"721\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90694\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aoi knows so well that early morning surfers get the best waves.  the people that sleep in can only dream about waves like this&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Screen-Shot-2017-12-01-at-1.50.21-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"580\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-90690\" \/><\/p>\n<p>once again, good job kid!  study hard and more surf trips will follow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ok, here are my last photos from Taiwan which seems like 10 years ago. starting off with chicken swap meet. i&#8217;ve never seen this kid smile more than this ever. high school kid going on his very first surf trip to another country? i&#8217;d be smiling like this too&#8230; people don&#8217;t believe that Taiwan barrels. 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