One of the days the wind was too strong to fly so we headed to the beach. Suhas and I really wanted to surf, Kingsley thought we were crazy. Neither of us had any idea what we were doing but enjoyed watching the surfers, and it looked easy! We found a guy willing to give us a lesson and headed into the surf. I remember thinking "these waves look too small" to myself as we walked into the water...I had ALOT to learn.

Lesson number 1: make sure the board is pointed into the wave not sideways. That way when the wave crashes the board isn't slammed into you. It took me a few good bashes before I got that one down. Over a week later I still have bruises on my arms and knees from the board.

Lesson number 2: when you fall off the board, fall as far from the board as possible to avoid having the board land on top of you. After re-learning lesson number one a few times I made sure I flung myself as far from the board as I could anytime I was falling off. Suhas was not so lucky and ended up with a knot on his head.

Lesson number 3: once you catch the wave transition from your stomach to your feet without placing your knees on the board. Both Suhas and I struggled with this one...initially from fear and later out of pure exhaustion.

Lesson number 4: remain calm and relaxed. Not gonna happen, the waves were huge!!

After what seemed like forever our instruction was over. I am happy to report that I did stand up on the board. And both of us walked out of the water with a smile on our face. Success.