On the "outside"
Tyler keeps telling us that he needs go into San Jose to get supplies in order to get ready for the upcoming visit of Surf Diva, a womens surf school run by two sisters who will be visiting Nosara next weekend. Therefore, Tyler instructs Lise to give a combined lesson to Irena and me this morning.
I get off to a rough start, forgetting much of what Tyler taught me yesterday. But soon Lise teaches me a new trick, and I start getting up on the board with regularity. She is still giving me a push when the waves arrive, but I'm getting up nonetheless.
The wind was beginning to blow during our afternoon lesson, so we headed to the "outside" where the surf wouldn't spray us in the face as we waited for a wave. The "outside" means the area beyond the breakers. Paddling becomes important now, as surfers on the outside must paddle to get into proper position to catch the waves.
Irena was a bit skeptical of the outside. Something about it scared her. Apparently this was the problem she had encounted in her other two visits to surf school as well. That was surprising to me, especially since I had learned that she was a MD, an anesthesiologist, actually, and therefore a very rational person. But before long, Lise called me back into the inside, informing me that the water was still too rough on the outside for Irena to feel comfortable. We practiced getting up on the board for a while longer on the inside before finally giving-in to the now howling wind and heavy spray from the surf.
We had a quiet dinner at the Tucan, and we all called it an early evening in preparation for another day on the water.
I get off to a rough start, forgetting much of what Tyler taught me yesterday. But soon Lise teaches me a new trick, and I start getting up on the board with regularity. She is still giving me a push when the waves arrive, but I'm getting up nonetheless.
The wind was beginning to blow during our afternoon lesson, so we headed to the "outside" where the surf wouldn't spray us in the face as we waited for a wave. The "outside" means the area beyond the breakers. Paddling becomes important now, as surfers on the outside must paddle to get into proper position to catch the waves.
Irena was a bit skeptical of the outside. Something about it scared her. Apparently this was the problem she had encounted in her other two visits to surf school as well. That was surprising to me, especially since I had learned that she was a MD, an anesthesiologist, actually, and therefore a very rational person. But before long, Lise called me back into the inside, informing me that the water was still too rough on the outside for Irena to feel comfortable. We practiced getting up on the board for a while longer on the inside before finally giving-in to the now howling wind and heavy spray from the surf.
We had a quiet dinner at the Tucan, and we all called it an early evening in preparation for another day on the water.
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