. >> how was it to see bethany hamilton?she holds the stick and then hits it with her hip so that was pretty cool. i tried that. >> reporter: as to the question of when keane will take to the ocean again, well, his mother has just a few safety ideas in mind. >> any plans for when you're going to start skiing or skating? >> hopefully really, really soon. definitely want to go back out there. >> he'll be wrapped in bubble wrap, though. [ laughter ] >> reporter: yeah, and wrapped up for a good reason. she says keane has a thousand stitches from those shark wounds and despite all of that you guys, you'll love this, guess what, keane wants to lobster dive again and says he likes sharks even more now than he did before his experience. >> wonderful. glad that he's doing so well and it's great to have you back. ain't no mountain high enough. >> i listened to that on the way up, robin. i thought of you. i did. i summited kilimanjaro with my family and my friends and there we made it to the peak and that was hard fought, people. hard