Made Friends from Japan!

After the surfing school, I went to lunch with a couple of new friends I made! They were two really cool sisters from Japan who were in Hawaii to celebrate the graduation of the girl in the green cap, Ikuko. I like japanese names, they have a very hip tone to them. We had some bi bim bap for lunch and talked about Japan, US, Hawaii, and super monkeys :-). It was great! Later that evening, we all went on a tour of honolulu. Saw some really nice sights at night. One was a breathtaking view of Honolulu from high on a mountain. Its amazing how many people this island can fit and how all they can be all laid back at the same time. I saw a traffic light where the crosswalk light counted down from 30!!! In the bay its like 5 seconds or you get run over.

Surf School, its like 1 2 3 and ... 4 :-O

On my first morning in waikiki, what else could I do? I took a surf lesson! The weather was perfect and the water was warm. Wow, it feels good. After spending half hour listening on how to surf, we hit the water. And wow again. I was paddling out into the ocean with my fellow classmates and instructors. I wasn't nervous at all, actually, very calm and composed and there BOOM!! I took my first wave and surfed it down. HECK YES! F**** YES! Dude, I need bigger waves...

Spent the next 2 hrs surfing and paddling. It was exhilerating. Here a shot of me riding dirty -















It was all fun and games. Heres one of me getting smoked!

Then ofcourse of the diamondK in me, I had to race against a bigger engine...

Guess what happens when you are outmatched. Aiyoooooo!