Do you think you're too old? Too uncoordinated? Too whatever, to try surfing? Forget it!
There are any number of opportunities on Kauai to learn how, or at least get a taste of the experience of surfing. We paid $50 a head (for the four of us) for a 2+ hour lesson (actually, it went almost 3 hours). That included use of the boards, a rash guard (kind of like a wet shirt) and plenty of instruction and encouragement from our instructor Freddie.
We basically stumbled across him and his boss, Mitch, at Hawaiian Surfing Adventures in a park by Hanalei Bay, and it was one of the highlights of a multi-highlighted trip. You might want to check out their web site at www.hawaiiansurfingadventures.
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There are any number of opportunities on Kauai to learn how, or at least get a taste of the experience of surfing. We paid $50 a head (for the four of us) for a 2+ hour lesson (actually, it went almost 3 hours). That included use of the boards, a rash guard (kind of like a wet shirt) and plenty of instruction and encouragement from our instructor Freddie.
We basically stumbled across him and his boss, Mitch, at Hawaiian Surfing Adventures in a park by Hanalei Bay, and it was one of the highlights of a multi-highlighted trip. You might want to check out their web site at www.hawaiiansurfingadventures.com.
We spent about thirty minutes on the beach, learning how to transition from laying on the board to standing and surfing. Then we went out in the water. Freddie handled the most difficult part, that would be picking out the wave and giving each of a push start. It would have been fun just playing around in the surf, but Freddie made it a true learning experience.
And as if we needed validation from unbiased strangers, when we finished and were bringing the boards out of the water, a number of people came up to compliment us on our enthusiasm and style! I don't care if they were sincere or not, it made my day.
I'll gladly take another lesson the next time we return!
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