Stand up Paddling

Yesterday was my second time standing on a paddle board far out in the pacific ocean. When I first heard about Stand Up paddling I thought that sound sooo easy and kinda boring. Where is the exhausting and athletic part of this sport? Yeah... hmmm... I guess now that I know better I'll never doubt it to be a sport anymore!

Have you ever heard the sentence "GO WITH THE FLOW" before?  Going with the flow gets a totally different meaning when you are standing out on the ocean on a paddle board with a large paddle in you hand to move you and the board through the water. Why? Because you have to feel the ocean moving underneath you, you have to go with the flow of the water. If you don't You will fall! I fell sooooo many times on my first time on the board. It really looks a lot easier that it actually is. That's why I was sooo round that I didn't fall into the water yesterday. I guess I learned how to go with the flow! Ok I gotta admit I got a little wet but not from paddling around, it was because now that I am kinda steady paddling around I tried surfing some small waves.... TRIED! I almost got my first wave...ALMOST :(! But still I was soo happy! felt so good being out in the ocean and just feeling the water move, see the beautiful cost of Laguna Beach and see a Seal swim through the water (ok it was not really close but I saw it... and I was not wearing contact lenses so it was not that far away from me).

Oh Yeah I almost forgot. The ocean was 55°F (12°C) cold. Thank god that the hot tub was heated up. Enjoying a beautiful sunset in Laguna Beach while sitting in a cosy hot tub... Sounds perfect to me!!!

 

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