Hang Ten

Today I went surfing! (read: today I put on a wet suit and got battered by the waves). No really, it was super fun and I am going again next week. The beach is about a 30 minute train ride and you can the board there. I went with two friends who had been before so they showed me some of the techniques and then I just gave it a whirl. I mostly just stayed on the board and attempted to stand without much luck. Surfing is really exhausting and it was tough to get beyond the breaking point of the waves without getting thrown back to shore. By the time I got back on the train going home I felt like a bag of sand, it’s almost like the feeling after a long day of skiing when you finally get to take off your boots and sit by the fire. Next week there are lessons with an instructor so I think I will do that. It felt so great to be in the ocean and it was the Indian Ocean which is pretty cool.