There are probably some people who can say they were born to surf and can easily stand up the first time...I am not one of those people. I probably don't have the best balance in the world and I quickly learned that when I went to the Manly Surf School last Sunday with my friends. When you first get to the beach you put on a wetsuit and rash t-shirt to keep you warm since the water is pretty chilly. We then made our way down the beach to an area where all the surfboards were piled up. I picked a pretty blue surfboard (different than the one in the pic) and thought that if my surfboard was pretty it must make me a good surfer...I was wrong. The guides started off by showing you how to catch the wave and ride it in like a giant boogie board (which eventually that's all my board would do). After learning to ride a wave, we learned how to stand up and attempt to actually surf a wave.
The hardest part was probably getting the board to balance. You had to get your hands flat on the board and push up to get your knees to bend and eventually onto your feet. My hands kept going towards the edge of the board which caused the board to be uneven and pretty much impossible to stand up at that point. I was able to stand up about 3 times but that was pretty much it. So even though I was not that successful in my surfing expedition at least I can say I surfed in Australia!
My sad attempt at standing up ------------------>
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