This past Sunday I had my first official experience as a surfer. Although several of my co-workers (kindly) offered to help teach me to surf, I thought it would be wisest to first take a lesson from a professional before burdening them with a hard-core newbie.
I booked a private lesson with Surf Diva (www.surfdiva.com) and Morgan showed me the ropes. I started off on a 10 foot foamie (after getting the talk about ripcurls, the stingray shuffle, wearing sunscreen, etc.) and managed to stand up a few times (although not for long) during the lesson. I then rented a board for an additional couple of hours and continued to try to improve my surfing skills.
Some observations - there is definitely a high degree of difficulty associated with surfing - you have to time the wave right, do a lot of paddling (which requires a lot of upper body strength), pop up at the right time, have great balance, and the list goes on. Much respect to quality surfers. Hopefully one day, I'll at least be respectable. Also - surfing makes you incredibly tired and hungry. That leads to my next post...
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