White Water Riding

So today I finally got to go to the beach with Thelma. I walked along the shore till I found a nice spot with enough white water for me to practice. I found a spot right by where I used to take lessons. It was fun. Even though I didn't paddle all the way out.. my arms are sore =). I almost stood up on one wave but fell... ahahah.. some Asian lady saw me, so when I got up, I looked at her and threw up my arms like "Oh well!" hahahha and she did the same back.

So next thing I need to work on is my pop-up. I couldn't stand up!! It was so hard balancing on a smaller board and when I would stand up my board would shoot in front of me, so when I tried to get up I was near the back of the board and the nose would fly up and SPLASH!

Afterwards, Thelma continued running as I sat and watched the surfers. There was this one really good guy.. He'd stand up and start pumping on his board and started cutting on the waves... freakin' pro. I want to be like that someday.

That's all for now. Great way to start off my FIRST WEEKEND OF FREEDOM!