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My First Waves
2007.07.26
Lesson 1: do what the instructor tells you to
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Lesson 1: do what the instructor tells you to
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Lesson 2: as a group stay together - but try not to come too close to each other
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Lesson 2: as a group stay together - but try not to come too close to each other
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Lesson 3: wait untill the waves are behind you
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Lesson 3: wait untill the waves are behind you
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Lesson 4: peddel as fast as you can (as if a shark is after you :-p)
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Lesson 4: peddel as fast as you can (as if a shark is after you :-p)
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And then try to stand up - and STAY up
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And then try to stand up - and STAY up
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My first moves (peddeling)
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My first moves (peddeling)
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And my second (falling of my board). And notice that little cute wave coming towards me
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And my second (falling of my board). And notice that little cute wave coming towards me
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Keep in mind that only one month from now, right on this spot, another cool event will take place (and it has nothing to do with surfing). So keep tuned
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Keep in mind that only one month from now, right on this spot, another cool event will take place (and it has nothing to do with surfing). So keep tuned
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After 2 hours of struggling with the powerfull waves I hardly was able to carry my own board
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After 2 hours of struggling with the powerfull waves I hardly was able to carry my own board
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Hi there, did you enjoy your first lesson?
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Hi there, did you enjoy your first lesson?
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Yes, I guess I did! So am I a beach girl now? ;-)
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Yes, I guess I did! So am I a beach girl now? ;-)
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Photos taken by: Wilfred
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Photos taken by: Wilfred
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Scheveningen (Holland) - Am I a beach girl? To answer this question I took my very first surfing lesson (as a birthday gift).
Cause today; IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!! And to celebrate it, I took a day off. And spend the afternoon in the waves! AND IT WAS REALLY COOL!!
Though the waves were very powerfull and hard to handle...(according to me). But according to my instructor, these were little cute waves. Well I hoped they would stay cute and not grow any bigger this afternoon! Couple of times it almost drowned me (dragging me to the bottom of the sea or making my board smash into my face).
Getting up and keeping my balance is very challenging. Practised it over and over. Can't wait to start my second lesson!
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Comments
Surfing´s a wonderful sport! This is a memorable post! Thanks for sharing and ¡hAppy bIrthdAy to yOU!
Thanks. Toevallig moest ik vanochtend nog aan dat slacklinen denken. Ze lijken wel elkaar; dat 'opstaan' en balans houden. Maar 'k vind surfen toch leuker; meer adrenaline-rush. Bij elke golf die eraan komt, gaat m'n hartslag razendsnel omhoog en gaat er maar 1 ding door m'n hoofd: zorg dat je de golf pakt, zorg dat je de golf pakt, zorg dat je de golf pakt. Anders pakt ie mij. En als dat gebeurt lig ik tegen m'n wil in - tegen de zeebodem gedrukt - enkele seconden (lijken soms wel minuten). En als ik WEL de golf te pakken krijg, dan is het alsof ik boven het water 'vlieg'.... En zo kan ik nog wel effe doorgaan...'k Zie je binnenkort wel weer (moet voor de "another cool event" ook nog trainen).
