Gone fishin

Another windy day on Hawaii so headed to the pier to check the action with Maika and Kai. Lots of happy faces here!

Palau Rocks!

Just started the downloading photo process and we got lots of good shots. From surfing, diving, or sightseeing the action was non-stop. Kekoa Mau got some nice fish like this sweetlips which went into the smoker on the last day. Junior and Kb's dads helped smoke the fish and it was winners!

While the boys finished up their last surf I went for more mu's and had so much fun spearing these fish. The surf was going off and I decided to spend a hour to catch a couple for our party.

But the prized fish in Palau is not the dogtooth, ono, ahi, or mu. It's the Kala! Kala is King and it's equivalent to spearing a 5 lb. kumu. They are smart and know how to run away from you. We needed some for the bbq and got lucky!

Kb and Lalii opened their home and we ate like royalty. Here Kb, is sampling the Kala and check his expression as he eats the best part of the Kala, the fat lining near the stomach. Lalii enjoyed the spicy mu poke we made and couldn't stop eating.

Sulang to all my friends and family in Palau. The Pleasure Island Palau crew rocks and we look forward to our next Red Sea Trip in 2013.

Palau the final destination!

Today the swell picked up as forecasted and we were stoked! Got to pull out the bigger boards and get shacked. There were a few nice sized ones that were hard to paddle into like this bomb set James tried for. Luckily he didn't get sucked over the falls.

Saw this other guy stuck in the wrong place and the wrong time and paid his dues. He went over the falls for sure!

Kb Sakuma was pulling in backside and got to test out his new 7'2 clapper board.

I also got a few good waves to keep that dream alive! The search is pau!

Another Perfect Day In Paradise!

We been so busy waking up at 5:00 am, surfing, diving, touring, home at 7:00 pm, dinner, sleeping by 9:00 pm with no time to upload pictures till now. We got to visit the famous Jellyfish lake and the milky way where you apply this sand that makes you look 10 years younger or a shade lighter on your skin color.

We did some diving shot all kinds of reef fish and did a dive for pelagics and got lucky! Ono, Dogtooths, Uluas were on the target list and thats what we got. The background is at this place called the natural arch which is located in the rock islands.

Perfect waves, nobody out, what else can we ask for?

James got this one long barrel which made his day complete as I shot this 20 shot sequence. Tomorrow another bump is expected so got get some rest for more surfing.

My bodyguards

During our stay in Palau we are hosted by the best guide with the best staff who treat us like family. KB Sakuma (left) is da man in Palau! We are blessed to have such great friends. We have our own boat man and body guards who protect and watch us with their life. Junior (middle) just got a baby girl today and we are so happy for this proud father. Fonz (right) has gotten so dark we can't even see him unless he smiles and shows us some white teeth. We feel so safe around them.

The swell is dropping but should be coming up again soon so enjoying our time together surfing, diving, touring, and eating.

Palau Surf Action

Red Sea Group arrived in Palau ahead of schedule and with the jet lag factor we ended up sleeping at 4 am hawaii time. As you can see our pad has all the comforts of home. Our first day we headed to surf the secret right.

James Oshiro put on his helmet and was ready for his 8 hour session. This is the happiest man on earth!

As you can see we scored with perfect waves peeling into a channel. We were the first guys out and soaked it up till the sun went down.

Matt Wakabayashi took off on this gem and his 6'10 was working good. Glassy, hollow, and fun is what we got on this day. We will be doing some diving also so gotta go get the gear ready. Stay tuned.

Lets fly!

The friendly skies, hope the food is good!