Sashimi night!
Fifth day.. Sashimi night! 
I dove all day today!
I'm just a beginner at free diving so
everything was new and exciting to me!
On this boat trip, there were a few surfers
who were also experts at free diving.
Thanks to them, we got to eat fresh delicious sashimi tonight.
Anyhow, first I got to see millions of tiny jellyfish in the water.
They were so tiny and had many beautiful colors,
just like the rainbow!
Next, there were barracudas!
There were so many of them that I forgot to breathe.
I honestly thought this Indonesia aqua blue water world
was better than an aquarium!
But then I thought, of course nothing can really beat
nature and seeing things in their natural environment.
After the barracudas, we all found what many experienced
free divers dream of catching: Dog Tooth Tuna
The Dog Tooth is a type of tuna that
can get to about 50 pounds in size!!
When we spotted them, I could immediately sense
the tension of the other divers go up.
This fish is so powerful that it can break your speargun
or even pull you down underwater.
Kekoa shot one first, but he was having a hard time
bringing it up to the surface.
Kirby had to help and finally they got it.
After that, Kirby got one too.
They were about 20 pounds each.
５日目
今日は一日中ずっ～とダイブをしていました。
今回の旅にはサーファーだけでなく、
ダイバーもいるので美味しい新鮮なお魚が食べられる！
私はまだまだダイバーとしては未熟なもので、
アシスタントとして海に行きました。
海の中は、いままで見た事の無い物ばかり！！
小さな数えきれない程のクラゲがぷかぷかと泳いでいて、
七色でとっても奇麗！
その次にはバラクーダの大群がお出迎え！！
そして、今回の旅のお目当てのDog Toothも現れました～！
Dog TooshとはTunaの種類の一つでとっても大きくなるので
フリーダイバーにとってはこの巨大の魚を捕まえるのが夢！
とまでも言われているのです。
なんと１００kgまで大きくなるそうです
Dog Toothが現れたら、ダイバーの勢いが最大になり、
みんな必死に捕まえようとしています。
この日は、KirbyとKekoaが１２kgぐらいの小振りのDog Toothをキャッチ。
夜には、美味しい刺身として頂きました。
Later that night, we got to eat them both,
prepared sashimi-style!
Thanks so much to Mihoko who cut the fish for us!
We were so lucky to have divers and a chef on board.
このメンバーの凄い所は、なんとダイバー、魚をキャッチする人がいて、
そしてそれを刺身にするシェフが居たこと！
シェフ、ミホコ～！！
I actually tried to cut some fish for the first time in my life,
but it was so hard...especially since the boat was rocking.
Now I can better appreciate the sashimi I eat because
I know how hard it is to cut it nicely.
Ahh, nothing beats fresh sashimi! I loved it!!
Poke style!! ポキスタイルでも頂きました。
揺れているボートの上での刺身カットは大変。。
私も初の刺身カットにトライしたけど難しかった～～。。
もっと練習が必要だわ。
それにしても、新鮮なお刺身は美味しかった～～。
Thank you, Kirby and Kekoa for catching some ono fish!
Thank you for our meal, Dog tooth.
Thank you Kyle for the amazing pictures!
And finally,
thank you for mother nature for providing us with this amazing meal...
美味しいお魚さん、捕まえてくれたダイバーさん、カットしてくれたシェフ、
そしてそれを提供してくれたアクアブルーの海に感謝。。
I dove all day today!
I'm just a beginner at free diving so
everything was new and exciting to me!
On this boat trip, there were a few surfers
who were also experts at free diving.
Thanks to them, we got to eat fresh delicious sashimi tonight.
Anyhow, first I got to see millions of tiny jellyfish in the water.
They were so tiny and had many beautiful colors,
just like the rainbow!
Next, there were barracudas!
There were so many of them that I forgot to breathe.
I honestly thought this Indonesia aqua blue water world
was better than an aquarium!
But then I thought, of course nothing can really beat
nature and seeing things in their natural environment.
After the barracudas, we all found what many experienced
free divers dream of catching: Dog Tooth Tuna
The Dog Tooth is a type of tuna that
can get to about 50 pounds in size!!
When we spotted them, I could immediately sense
the tension of the other divers go up.
This fish is so powerful that it can break your speargun
or even pull you down underwater.
Kekoa shot one first, but he was having a hard time
bringing it up to the surface.
Kirby had to help and finally they got it.
After that, Kirby got one too.
They were about 20 pounds each.
５日目
今日は一日中ずっ～とダイブをしていました。
今回の旅にはサーファーだけでなく、
ダイバーもいるので美味しい新鮮なお魚が食べられる！
私はまだまだダイバーとしては未熟なもので、
アシスタントとして海に行きました。
海の中は、いままで見た事の無い物ばかり！！
小さな数えきれない程のクラゲがぷかぷかと泳いでいて、
七色でとっても奇麗！
その次にはバラクーダの大群がお出迎え！！
そして、今回の旅のお目当てのDog Toothも現れました～！
Dog TooshとはTunaの種類の一つでとっても大きくなるので
フリーダイバーにとってはこの巨大の魚を捕まえるのが夢！
とまでも言われているのです。
なんと１００kgまで大きくなるそうです
Dog Toothが現れたら、ダイバーの勢いが最大になり、
みんな必死に捕まえようとしています。
この日は、KirbyとKekoaが１２kgぐらいの小振りのDog Toothをキャッチ。
夜には、美味しい刺身として頂きました。
Later that night, we got to eat them both,
prepared sashimi-style!
Thanks so much to Mihoko who cut the fish for us!
We were so lucky to have divers and a chef on board.
このメンバーの凄い所は、なんとダイバー、魚をキャッチする人がいて、
そしてそれを刺身にするシェフが居たこと！
シェフ、ミホコ～！！
I actually tried to cut some fish for the first time in my life,
but it was so hard...especially since the boat was rocking.
Now I can better appreciate the sashimi I eat because
I know how hard it is to cut it nicely.
Ahh, nothing beats fresh sashimi! I loved it!!
Poke style!! ポキスタイルでも頂きました。
揺れているボートの上での刺身カットは大変。。
私も初の刺身カットにトライしたけど難しかった～～。。
もっと練習が必要だわ。
それにしても、新鮮なお刺身は美味しかった～～。
Thank you, Kirby and Kekoa for catching some ono fish!
Thank you for our meal, Dog tooth.
Thank you Kyle for the amazing pictures!
And finally,
thank you for mother nature for providing us with this amazing meal...
美味しいお魚さん、捕まえてくれたダイバーさん、カットしてくれたシェフ、
そしてそれを提供してくれたアクアブルーの海に感謝。。