Here are some of the photos I took during our first day of surfing. Unfortunately, none of us brought a camera (I know, bad choice) so I had to settle with my BB for photos (which btw, didn't do such a bad job. The photos in my previous post were taken using the BB). The people surfing in the photos are Rosie (L), Carlos (R) and Anton (B).
The surfing experience. Man, it was hard. Honestly I thought I would have a little difficulty on the first day, and do okay on the second, but I wasn't even close to doing good on both. I got up a few times, which was okay, but I really struggled getting in the water and trying to get through the waves. Once the big ones started coming, my board just went with it and I was easily dragged closer to the shore. It really was a challenge, and I couldn't help but laugh thinking that I was going away from the shore and back to it over and over. It was tiring! The only thing that actually kept me going was the thought that I wasn't the only beginner struggling to get through the whitewater, and that I had an instructor with me to help me out (yes, may instructor na ko, struggle pa rin!).
Going against the waves with this little figure and a board at hand was just too hard, so seeing the other female surfers get past the whitewater and actually surf the waves just really amazed me. Seeing them surf so smoothly (is that a good word to describe it? haha) got me wanting to do the same. And now that I've been able to experience how it is to surf, I realized it really isn't as easy as it looks. It's a difficult sport that needs a whole lot of practice and patience (and could actually be risky). But after last weekend, I really am so determined to go on another surf trip again and try to do much better. Despite the challenge, I still find it to be a lot of fun!
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