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I WENT DOWN TO THE NORTH SHORE IN THE AFTERNOON AND GOT THIS NICE PICTURE OF THIS SUNSET. I GUESS THAT IS WHY THEY CALL IT SUNSET BEACH. CHECK OUT THE SILVER LINING IN THE CLOUDS. YOU CAN SEE A FEW GUYS OUT AT KAMMIE’S. WE HAD A SMALL NORTH EAST SWELL FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS AND I GUESS THE NORTH SHORE HAD A SMALL WRAP. HAVE A GREAT DAY!

WE HAD A LAY OVER IN PARIS AND I WAS AMAZED AT THE STRUCTURE. IT’S KIND OF A BUMMER WHEN YOU MISS A CONNECTING FLIGHT. WE WERE JUST HANGING AROUND FOR 9 HOURS AFTER A WHILE YOU GET BORED SO I STARTED TAKING PICTURES LIKE THIS. IT BEATS RIDING A HORSE! ALOHA

THIS IS JIM TOMLINSON HE IS THE DESIGNER, MACHINE OPERATOR AT PRECISION SURFBOARD SHAPING IN AUSTRALIA. HE HELPED ME WITH A DESIGN THAT I HAD TOOK OVER THERE. JIM IS VERY TALENTED WITH THE DESIGN PROGRAM AND WITH RUNNING THE MACHINE. I WAS REALLY HAPPY TO MEET HIM AND JOEL HIS OTHER PARTNER. THESE GUYS WORK HARD AND ARE REALLY NICE GUYS! CHEERS

CHECK THEM OUT AT
http://www.precisionsurfboardshaping.com.au/people.html

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND TO DIFFERENT PLACES IT’S NICE TO MEET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD. HERE IS THOMAS FROM GERMANY HE WAS THE MACHINE OPERATOR IN SPAIN. WE STAYED IN THE SAME HOUSE AND WENT TO WORK TOGETHER. IT’S GREAT TO SEE THE ALOHA SPIRIT IN PEOPLE!

WE WERE BLESSED TO BE GROWING UP IN KAHALUU. GREAT FISHING, DIVING, LOOKING FOR PRAWNS IN THE MOUNTAIN STREAMS. WITH GREAT WAVES DOWN THE ROAD WE HAD MANY CLASSICAL DAYS. HERE IS A PICTURE OF KAHALUU POND WHERE MY FRIEND “TAKO MAN” MANAGES AND MAINTAINS. HE IS THE BEST TAKO DIVER KNOWN TO MAN KIND! HE WOULD BRING IN OVER 100 POUNDS BY HIMSELF. HE STOCKS THE POND WITH ALL DIFFERENT TYPES OF FISH WHICH HE CATCHES. THE MOVIE “KARATE KID” WAS FILMED HERE. THEY FILMED IN A LITTLE HOUSE ON THE WALL OF THE POND. HAVE GREAT DAY!

THIS IS A SURF I HAD ON THE NORTH SHORE. THIS WAS A BOARD THAT WAS CUT OFF THE APS 3000. IT RODE WELL AND I WAS HAPPY WITH THE PERFORMANCE. THANK YOU PROGRESSIVE SHAPES HAWAII FOR HELPING WITH OUR PRODUCTION.

I WENT TO THE NORTH SHORE TO GET A CAKE FROM TEDS BAKERY. I HAD SOME TIME SO I STOPPED AND TOOK THIS PHOTO OF KAENA POINT AND IF YOU LOOK GOOD YOU CAN SEE SMOKE FROM THE WAILUA FIRE. THE FIRE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A WEEK OR SO. I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY PEOPLE DO THINGS LIKE THAT PUTTING PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN DANGER. THANKS TO THE FIRE FIGHTERS WHO KEEP US ALL SAFE! ALOHA

HERE PETER AND I TAKING A LOOK AT ONE OF HIS BEAUTIFUL SHAPES. PETER HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE AND BEEN ALL OVER THE WORLD. HE HAS SHAPED THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF BOARDS. PETER WAS VERY HELPFUL WITH MY TRIP TO SPAIN AND WAS VERY HOSPITABLE. THANKS PETER AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

ALOHA HERE IS CHRIS NAKAMURA OWNER OF PROGRESSIVE SHAPES HAWAII. CHRIS OWNS THE APS 3000 AND HAS A CUTTING SERVICE NEAR THE HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. HE HAS BEEN CUTTING OUR BOARDS AND HELPING US WITH OUR DESIGN WORK. HE ALSO HAS A STOCK OF BLANKS THAT IS AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED FOAM OR CUTTING GIVE HIM A CALL AT 833-7276 OR YOU CAN CHECK OUT HIS WEBSITE AT http://www.progressiveshapes.com/contact.html

THIS IS THE FIRST DAY THAT WE ARRIVED IN SPAIN. THIS IS IGNACIO THE MANAGER AT PUKAS AND THE OWNER OF THIS HOTEL. IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND THE THIS WAS A FARM HOUSE THAT WAS REMODELED AND CONVERTED TO A HOTEL. HE MENTIONED THAT THIS HOUSE WAS 200 YEARS OLD AND THE TIMBER IN THE HOUSE WAS HUGE TREES. IT WAS A NICE STAY AND THANK YOU IGNACIO AND PUKAS FOR TAKING CARE OF US! ALOHA