I’m sure a lot of you have seen people paddle boarding. It looks easy right? It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a
while and the fact that I live in Los Angeles, there is absolutely no excuse
for my not having tried it already. But it
took me a getaway in Honolulu to actually try it. After a few days of truly doing nothing, I
was ready for some sort of adventure so I decided to try it. Despite, how it looks, I knew it wouldn’t be
easy. I’ve tried surfing before and
couldn’t even stand up on the board.
However, that was many years ago and I figured now that I know how to
snowboard, standing on board in the water should be easier.
After about 5 minute’s instruction on the ground, we headed
out to the water. Somehow I managed to
stand up right away. However, I did not
stay up for long. As soon as a small
wave came, I tumbled off the board. I
stood up and fell a few more times.
Things are going exactly how I expected them to!
Then we paddled out a little past the waves to calmer water
and I finally got my bearings and my balance.
I was actually able to do it.
From the shore, it might have actually looked like I knew what I was
doing. After paddling for quite a bit,
it was time to head back in. I was
feeling pretty good about myself and quite proud that I’d actually conquered
something new! So when the instructor
asked me if I wanted to paddle back in or catch a wave, I boldly said, I
want to catch a wave in! I was ready! Well my confidence quickly vanished. He gave me a gentle push as the wave came
and as soon as I tried to stand up, I tumbled!
We had time for one more wave. I
had to redeem myself, but there was to be no redemption for me today. I tumbled again. All that great work out in the deeper waters
and now here I was on the shore with everybody watching and tumbling off that
board like the normal klutz I am! Well
truth be told, most people probably weren’t really paying me any attention. Either way, I felt the need to at least stand
up and paddle the rest of the way in. I
was not going to let my last few minutes be me walking my board into shore, so
I stood up and paddled my way in.
1 comment:
Looks like you had a good time
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