Surfing

[chickwhorips]

don't be scared. not sure what happened to you before, but remember if all else fails you can get on top of the board out of the water and slowly paddle back in if your uncomfortable. though there is nothing to worry about. you won't be off shore that far and there will be a bunch of other people around you.

as far as body goes to help out, having good core strength to get up on the board and keep your balance, upper body strength to paddle out there will really help.

once you get out there and catch your first wave, there is nothing like it. the feel is amazing.

the lessons will be good. sometimes i wish i had them. all my instruction was is this:
-paddle out
-when i tell you to paddle hard, you paddle hard and then stand up.

there gave you your first lesson.

[spokewench]

Thanks for the support and the First Lesson!

It should be a great adventure

[spokewench]

Well, Lois and I made it back from a week's worth of surfing camp in La Jolla - Surf Diva School. It was great and yes, I got up and rode the waves! It was pretty exciting. The waves most days were not very big so I was not very scared. One day they were pretty big and really steep so I had a couple of spectacular crashes which scared me a little, but I kept going at it!

I'm glad I faced my fears cause I had a good time in the water! (Very unusual for me) I sprained my hand and have a great big bruise on the back of my knee but other than that, I am hale and hearty and riding my bike again!

Ahh, I still like riding my bike better!

[chickwhorips]

i am so happy to hear you went out and tried it! good for you!!!

think you'll try it again?

[spokewench]

Maybe. Since I live in Arizona, it is really something I have to plan to do, but the next time my hubby wants to go on a cruise and there is surfin, maybe I'll try it again.