FIRST DAY!!!

So0o0o0o Thursday February 3, 2011 is the first day I have EVER been on a surf board before!  Well... I didn't exactly stand on it... But I'm learning slowly but surely.  Lizzie picked me up on Thursday with two surf boards sticking out of the back of her truck.  I was so excited to finally learn how to surf!  I jumped right into the truck  and we sped off to Spanish River beach.  There were not many waves on Thursday, which was fine because Lizzie wanted to teach me how to paddle on a surf board.

We arrived at the beach and immediately went into the water.  You HAVE to love FL when you can swim in February!  She taught me how to lie on the board correctly and how to paddle through waves.  It reminded me very much of a skateboard with the turning.  If I leaned left then I would go left, If I leaned right then I would go right.  Lizzie and I paddled in between the jellyfish obstacles all the way down the beach.  There were some small waves that Lizzie said I would be able to body surf on.  (I wasn't ready to stand yet).  She body surfed a few waves, showing me that I had to paddle while I was moving with the wave.  I was able to surf a bit  on some of the waves and Lizzie would even give me a little push to get me started.  Every time I would do it correctly she would give me encouragement!  She is pretty much the best surfing teacher I could have asked for!  There was one wave I was so excited to surf that I jumped on my board SO fast that it flew out from under me!

By the end of the lesson, Lizzie and I had a few jellyfish stings.  But we were still in good spirits and I am VERY excited for my next lesson to begin!  Im looking forward to learning how to stand on the board but I know that will take a while to learn.  I cant WAIT!