Today was a lazy morning turned Beach Girl challenge. We walked to and had a great buffett breakfast at the J.W. Marriott a couple small lagoons over. From there, we climbed some rocks out toward the ocean and collected some sealife in the tidal pools.
We meandered over to our own lagoon and spent the rest of the morning on the beach. The girls immediately found a couple friends with which to dig in the sand. Around Noon we moved to the pool. Shortly before leaving, Alison struck up conversation with the family next to us at the pool. Turns out, they are from a town away in Minnesota.
The afternoon was meant for adventure. Catching wave. We took a group lesson from an outfit called "Girls who Surf." Ironically, our instructor was a guy. Undaunted, we hit the beach of Kapolei. Two and a half hours later, we had the fundamentals. Katie struggled with getting over the fear of surfing. Emily worked through her nervousness and roade a few waves on a tandem board with the instructor. At the start, I got up a couple of times, but not more than a couple of seconds. Mostly, I struggled getting enough speed to actually catch the wave. Just as I'd get ready to leap up, the wave had past me. Alison never tried standing, but rode the board from her knees.
In the end, only one surfer actually rode of wave...
Bribed with the ability to pick dessert at Outback Steakhouse, Emily rode not one, but two waves.
On the way off the beach, Emily asked, "Dad, can I get a surfboard?" I don't know how much surfing she'd do in Minneapolis.
Surf's up, dude!
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