Here is what Drew has to say::::::

Yesterday I got up early and reserved my hotel for another night (usually the front desk guy sleeps until noon and I caught a break and saw him around 10:40 am). Since I was able to get out early, I headed for Gangwalli Beach.

This is the windsurfing beach. So I get there around noon and eat a little bit of lunch (a milk, meat on a stick, and water). Then I go to the windsurfing shop and pay 50,000won to be able to rent gear for the day.

So I get taken down to the edge of the beach (it is within two pier like things with hotels crammed on them) to where they keep the gear. I chose a 126 liter board and all they have are 6.0's. It's blowing maybe 12, but the wind doesn't keep it's direction at all.

So I take the 6 (even though I tried to get the 7.4, but he kept telling me no; must've belonged to one of the locals).

I get out there and the wind is so funky it's unreal. Since it is blowing side shore and there are highrises where the wind is coming from, the wind just changes direction from west to south to west, etc. So I never can keep a direction.

After a lot of falling on the 126 liter board, I get back in to the launch site and trade out boards for a big bic board. I think it was like a 300 liter board, it was as heavy as the obrien I used to use.

So taking that one out, I had a much better time. I just kept the sail by me, launched more downwind (so the wind wasn't as squirrely with the hotels) and I headed out towards the bridge (the one in my pictures).

Once I get past the pier, the wind was pretty steady and blowing 15mph. I had a couple of good runs and was having a great time. I actually got them to go fetch me a harness so I could hook in and that made the day even better~

On my way out, I'm looking down at the water as it's passing me by and I see this huge orange ball. I surf right past it and realize what it is. It was a HUGE jellyfish. It was about as big as my torso. It was HUGE! I was so glad I didn't fall in and get eaten by it. It made me remember the stories of the Japanese fisherman being to scared to go out fishing since the squids would eat them alive.

So I finally make it to the bridge (about a 1/2 mile out) and it's gusting up to 20 mph. I start to make a tack to head back in and that's when it happened.

I ended up twisting my knee all the way out there. So I drop my sail, sit on my board and asses the damage. I just hurt like when you twist your ankle, but it was my knee.

Aggravated and in pain, I know I have to make it back in. I struggled to my feet, bit my lip and grabbed the uphaul line. I pulled the sail up, while carefully making sure not to put too much weight on my knee and started my long journey back to the launch site. (There were plenty of boats and jetskis around so I wasn't worried about not making it back). I sail all the way back in and make it back to shore (I had to go into the illegal side where everyone swims and the jetski cop was pissed, but I don't care).

Once I made it back onshore, I just sat and rested for about 10 minuets. That was it for the day. I put my gear back up and headed back to the motel.

Then I set my legs up on my bed, took some advil and watched for any swelling. As of today not much swelling, and I'm just limping around since I can't make my leg straight without a lot of pain.

Looks like I'll be hobbling around Japan for the next 5 days.

I think I'll be okay though, my range of motion is good except for fully extended, and I'll rent a bike in Kyoto.

Looks like for the next week I'll be surviving Japan.