Lazy Sunday
My friend decided that he finally wanted to try surfing. I'm not an expert, but I can push people into waves and at least tell him the etiquette.
It was the perfect day for a beginner since the waves were about 3 feet max with lulls in between sets. I was able to paddle out with my hair nice and dry. I brought out the 9'2 knowing it was going to be small.
My friend was on his used 9 footer. It was mine at some point, but nothing I really surfed on. I bought it to loan out to others since everyone wanted to come out surfing and it gave me a way to still surf my own board and let others to join in the fun. It's a 9 footer, but on the thin side. The few times I've surfed on it, I didn't really like it all that much. It's not really agile, but at the same time, waves can knock it over. So, no maneuverability with no stability.
He was able to paddle out easily. He then spent the next 20 minutes trying to sit on the board. One of those things you take for granted once you get the hang of it. He just kept falling over. I caught a few waves while he was trying to learn how to sit on that board. I traded boards with him so that he could be on something more solid. I caught a few waves on his board and didn't like any rides.
After awhile, I told him to try to catch a wave to the inside and decided to push him into waves. It's not my favorite way of teaching people how to surf, but I guess people have to learn what it feels like when the board starts to glide. Did this for about 20 minutes before telling him to paddle back out again to try on his own.
Waves got a little bigger later on. The water was warming up and it was nice and clean. The skies were overcast with a slight breeze.
Can't wait till next week.
No surfing on Saturday because a.) there was no surf to be had and b.) I went to Bodies the Exhibition to see a bunch of Chinese cadavers.
It was the perfect day for a beginner since the waves were about 3 feet max with lulls in between sets. I was able to paddle out with my hair nice and dry. I brought out the 9'2 knowing it was going to be small.
My friend was on his used 9 footer. It was mine at some point, but nothing I really surfed on. I bought it to loan out to others since everyone wanted to come out surfing and it gave me a way to still surf my own board and let others to join in the fun. It's a 9 footer, but on the thin side. The few times I've surfed on it, I didn't really like it all that much. It's not really agile, but at the same time, waves can knock it over. So, no maneuverability with no stability.
He was able to paddle out easily. He then spent the next 20 minutes trying to sit on the board. One of those things you take for granted once you get the hang of it. He just kept falling over. I caught a few waves while he was trying to learn how to sit on that board. I traded boards with him so that he could be on something more solid. I caught a few waves on his board and didn't like any rides.
After awhile, I told him to try to catch a wave to the inside and decided to push him into waves. It's not my favorite way of teaching people how to surf, but I guess people have to learn what it feels like when the board starts to glide. Did this for about 20 minutes before telling him to paddle back out again to try on his own.
Waves got a little bigger later on. The water was warming up and it was nice and clean. The skies were overcast with a slight breeze.
Can't wait till next week.
No surfing on Saturday because a.) there was no surf to be had and b.) I went to Bodies the Exhibition to see a bunch of Chinese cadavers.
posted by Dan at 7:44 PM
4 Comments:
That exhibition is AWESOME! I hope you enjoy it!
I actually went this past Saturday and have to say it was quite fascinating. Did you know all the cadavers all came from the same country? Can you guess which one?
Canada? I kid.
Did they have the one where the body was in slices and then each slice was spaced 1" apart? That body stretched across the room!
Oh, and the eyes...the eyes are so freaky!
Yep, they had that body sliced up. It was pretty darn cool.
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