Went out again this morning. The Beach Boys offer 8-10' board rentals for $10/hr. Before 8am gets you an extra hour for free. Got out at 7:30am and tried a 9' for the first time.
Spent a lot of time getting used to the board. Big difference from the 11' and 12' boards I used during my lessons. Reminds me of shock absorbers on cars; the big boards don't react as much to your movements. On the 9', if I twitched, the board twitched. Found out I'm a twitchy person...who knew?
Only caught one wave on the 9 mostly because I was intimidated but it was a nice one and I didn't have a lot of trouble getting up and riding it in. Turning definitely feels more comfortable on the 9 than on the bigger ones.
Also tried a soft-top 10' board. Didn't feel as good to me so I'm sticking with a 9' for now. Probably end up buying one after a couple of weeks. Soft-top probably would have been good to start on though. I'm bony and had some pretty bad bruises from grinding against the board while paddling. Paid attention to it this morning and did much better with avoiding the hurt.
Only made it through an hour and a half of my 2 though before I was wiped. Didn't eat anything before I went out which is actually generally recommended but for me I need the energy. Figure I'll let the sun wake me up, eat, chill for an hour or so, then go out and catch the special.
PS. Still no pics of me surfing so these are a beautiful Banyan tree on Waikiki beach and a hula dancer from the Hula Grill (above Duke's).
7 comments:
Wow, pretty cool! Looks like you are all settled in already and well on your way to become the best surfer among Wharton partners!
You know we do need proof that you actually surfed....... No photoshop job accepted.
- Jianing
Alright, here's your proof!
Proof
Love your view Adrian. Keep the blog posts and pics coming. :)
So now we can add surfer "dude" to your endless list of hobbies! I like the new Blog & am unbelievably jealous that you are in Hawaii and I'm stuck you know where. Please soak up some sun & waves for me!
Dude...for your wife's sanity, you may want to keep the pics of hula girls and bikini-clad babes to a minimum. ;-)
What do you think I've been doing?! ;-)
Do you know how hard it is to snap a pic on Waikiki and _not_ spot a hottie somewhere in there?
I tell you bro, there are beautiful people everywhere you look around here - male and female. I definitely have a new respect for the in-shape human body.
Ahh, the privilege of youth. Just remember that when you're a dad, surfing will only be from the computer...or the couch. ;) Have fun...be safe!
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