One of the things on my list of "must dos" while in Australia was, of course, learning how to surf. Wouldn't it be on everyone's list?!
The perfect opportunity to learn came our way in the form of Surf Camp Australia's 'The Weekender' 2-day surf adventure. A Friday to Sunday in beautiful Seven Mile Beach national park (2 hours south of Sydney) including progressive surfing lessons for COMPLETE BEGINNERS, equipment, meals, transport, swag and most importantly 'attractive instructors' (as advertised on the website), how could I resist, especially with a Sydney University student promo code in my back pocket!
The Weekender provided a perfect escape for Jacy, Melissa, Sofia and I. We were able to avoid missing class and finish up school work (at least to the extent that cramming after 7pm on Sunday would be feasible) in order to learn to surf while the weather was still warm and early enough in our trip that the option to catch plenty more waves was there.
Jordy (Africa) and Brad (Australia), our surf instructors, led our 4 2-hour lessons. This included walking us through the 3-steps to standing up on a board, a process that was much simpler on our hand-drawn surfboards on the beach than in the breaking water! We also learned how to perform a proper surf check, assessing waves, wind and tide (which you can do from the comfort of your own home using good old Google) and some surfer etiquette!
After more than a few wipe outs, plenty of faces full of sand-water, a couple surfboard-body collisions and some treacherous walks through the currents I was able to stand up on a relatively frequent basis. We will count this as a huge success!
Proof that I got up at least once....
twice?...
THREE TIMES!
The perfect opportunity to learn came our way in the form of Surf Camp Australia's 'The Weekender' 2-day surf adventure. A Friday to Sunday in beautiful Seven Mile Beach national park (2 hours south of Sydney) including progressive surfing lessons for COMPLETE BEGINNERS, equipment, meals, transport, swag and most importantly 'attractive instructors' (as advertised on the website), how could I resist, especially with a Sydney University student promo code in my back pocket!
The Weekender provided a perfect escape for Jacy, Melissa, Sofia and I. We were able to avoid missing class and finish up school work (at least to the extent that cramming after 7pm on Sunday would be feasible) in order to learn to surf while the weather was still warm and early enough in our trip that the option to catch plenty more waves was there.
Jordy (Africa) and Brad (Australia), our surf instructors, led our 4 2-hour lessons. This included walking us through the 3-steps to standing up on a board, a process that was much simpler on our hand-drawn surfboards on the beach than in the breaking water! We also learned how to perform a proper surf check, assessing waves, wind and tide (which you can do from the comfort of your own home using good old Google) and some surfer etiquette!
After more than a few wipe outs, plenty of faces full of sand-water, a couple surfboard-body collisions and some treacherous walks through the currents I was able to stand up on a relatively frequent basis. We will count this as a huge success!
Proof that I got up at least once....
twice?...
THREE TIMES!
The most important thing that I learned this weekend...
the best surfer is the one that is having the most fun!
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