Lazy-I mean Long-board

Hey!

I want to say a very happy birthday to Thaila who turned sixteen today! 

Thaila, Jessie, Gaby and I went surfing on Saturday. Sadly I got injured on my leg from Jessie dropping in on my wave so I won't be able to surf next weekend. I will be making a post about surfing etiquette so that no more accidents like this happen. 

Jessica H and I went to Thaila's house for her birthday. I took my brother's long board that he got for Christmas, Thaila had her penny and Jess used an old skate board. We went skating around Thaila's neighborhood. It was the first time I'd ever skated on that board. It was really fun and easy. Its a lazy surfer's board because you hardly have to do any work to get it to move. I didn't have any skating shoes so I had to use Thaila's hiking boots. I will be saving up for a really nice pair of vans. It was super fun and I can't wait to do it again!

I am going to try out for our school's surf team in  the third term when I'm better and when I have a short board. Slade says that girls get marked higher in competitions because it's more impressive when girls do things that only boys are meant to do. 

Photos by Jess Huang

Day 2 Holiday Surfing

I went out to Durban all by myself, once again (Thaila and Rachel have family over). I got there and joined Dion and his group of beginners. Most of them were still catching foamies but Dion told me to go out to backline. The waves were amazing. At first I couldn't get the hang of it and Dion called me back to shore. He gave me a pep talk and made me catch one foamie. Afterwards I went back out to backline and started catching some nice open faces waves. I caught a  few really good ones but i need to practice the way I get up on my board. I met another girl while at backline. Her name was Colleen. She looked a bit older than me and was also learning with Dion.

Tips from the Dion Jar:

- Always surf where the other surfers are catching waves

- Paddle when you see a "wave lump" and only stand when your board has dropped in front off the wave.

- Wave selection is very important (He said mine is excellent)

- Surf more often

I've been looking for a backpack for a while now. I hate carrying satchels or handbags. I finally found one at a Christmas market. I take it everywhere with me. I put all my surfing stuff in it when i go to Durban. The lady that sold it to me said that a towel wouldn't fit...I proved her wrong :)

                                            

My mom and I went and bought my brother's Christmas present. I had to do all the talking while asking about the features and stuff (because my mom trying was a little embarrassing). After looking at all our options and  bargaining  a bit, we bought this beauty from an attractive sales guy at a surf shop.