We
went into the shop to get boards and suits for an hour rentals and when we
walked into the store asking for rentals they seemed to hang on our words
waiting to hear ‘And lessons’ but those words never came! After not hearing
what they expected they asked, ‘No lessons?’ to which we confidently said no.
Again, ‘You sure you don’t want instructions?’, ‘We’re positive!’ They finally
shrugged, showed us where we could change into our wetsuits and they let us on
our way! On a rather windy day, it was even hard to just get to the beach, with
such large boards and gusts of wind it was hard to control the board. I knew I
was off to a good start when I had trouble just making it to the water.
Once
finally on the beach we strapped our boards to our ankles and just got in the
water! When we had been on the beach before we had seen countless lessons
happening. I had the general gist – paddle and then stand up! Should be easy.
Just kidding. I knew what lie ahead was going to be incredibly challenging, and
it was! But so much fun! In fact I’ve made a pact with myself to do it once a
week. My failure is what hooked me on this new activity! I was able to ride in
on waves on my knees, but the few times I made it unto my feet I fell off
moments later. It was frustrating and invigorating. When anyone asked me how it
went I would tell them I was awful, it was awesome! I would love to come back
home with a new skill and I’m going to leave hopefully a mediocre surfer!
There
are so many more fun experiences that I want to have but the countdown clock is
starting to tick pretty loudly. Officially more than halfway into the trip it’s
so weird to think that I’m going to be leaving here in just 2 or so months
time. I’m working quickly to check off my list of things that I have left to do
and am hoping I can get to all of them!
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