Surfs Up

Last summer I learned how to surf in Florida. It was an amazing experience and was something I had always wanted to try.

I booked an hour lesson with the renewed Ron Jon Surf School. My instructor was named Steve, and he was super funny. He told me he had been surfing for over 25 years and used to surf competitively.

We started my lesson inside, where I learned about safety and how to stand up on a surf board. After that we walked about 5 minutes to the beach. Carrying the surf board felt like carrying a bag of bricks, so Steve had to help me hold it. When we made it to the beach, Steve strapped a cord around my ankle from the surf board, so I wouldn’t lose it in the water.

I had so much fun surfing. Steve told me I was a natural, since I used to swim competitively, it made surfing a little easier for me. Steve would say that when I got tried, that I should sit on the board. He said only lazy surfers hang onto the board from the water.

During my surfing experience I caught many waves and road them out. Steve taught me how to look for waves and how to catch them. My mom took many videos and pictures of me wiping out, so it most definitely will be an experience I will never forget.