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Ben and I got a great deal (thank you groupon!) on a surf lesson.
We met up on North Shore at 8 am and surfed 'til our bodies ached! We had two totally awesome instructors. Steve (owns Sea & Board Sports Hawaii) & Sergio (Ex Pro surfer!!!)
It started out like this:
What?! That doesn't make any sense!
(p.s.can you tell we are related? Exact same facial expression)
Oh ok! Yeah I get it..
Uh... maybe I got it?
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or not..
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(notice how he is still holding position long after the board is gone from under him)
SURFING IS SCARY!!
(I don't ever remember feeling this scared but apparently I panicked at some point)
(if you imagine him flapping his arms this picture gets a lot funnier)
WIPEOUT!
(note the lovely 'I don't like drinking salt water' face)
But after a few waves we started to look like total Pros!
Here is an awesome set of photos of me on a particularly nice wave Sergio set me up on:
and one last shot of Ben rocking it!
We met up on North Shore at 8 am and surfed 'til our bodies ached! We had two totally awesome instructors. Steve (owns Sea & Board Sports Hawaii) & Sergio (Ex Pro surfer!!!)
It started out like this:
What?! That doesn't make any sense!
Oh ok! Yeah I get it..
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SURFING IS SCARY!!
(I don't ever remember feeling this scared but apparently I panicked at some point)
(if you imagine him flapping his arms this picture gets a lot funnier)
WIPEOUT!
(note the lovely 'I don't like drinking salt water' face)
But after a few waves we started to look like total Pros!
Here is an awesome set of photos of me on a particularly nice wave Sergio set me up on:
and one last shot of Ben rocking it!
Needless to say this wont be the last surfing trip! If you come to Oahu I completely recommend these guys. Steve was super easy to work with to get things set up. Paddling is really hard work and I never would have been able to make it on so many rounds if he hadn't come and help tow me back out to sea. Sergio is a total genius at choosing the right wave. They both took really good care of us and we had a total blast. I'm hoping to start lessons soon. But for now, I'm just soothing my aching muscles.
Do you know just how hard it is to scroll through these totally terrific pictures, read the way-cool captions, ooo and ahh and laugh and dance to the Surfaris Wipe-out all at the same time? :O Well, let me tell you..it's tricky! But that's NOTHING compared to the skill you guys are demonstrating. Each time you do these posts I think it's my favorite yet. But this..THIS one takes the cake!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Ur a hottie btw!
ReplyDeleteHA-HA-HA-HA!!! I totally love this post! That looks like so much fun. Tyler is definitely going to have to try when we visit next year. I can't wait to show him the pictures. He will be so jealous. You guys look great! And I do love how you guys really do make the same expressions all the time. Those last pictures of you on the wave are amazing. You should print them and frame them. Oh, and I love the last picture of you. You look like a hot beach bum. Other than being totally white, you are really looking like you belong there.
ReplyDeleteI am so impressed. I didn't know real people could surf. You were looking like the pros to me the last couple shots. It looked like so much fun. Is it anything like water skiing? It looks much harder. I enjoyed listening to the music while I enjoyed your blog. Did Richard take the pictures?
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