November 08, 2003

Sun and surf

Today was such the "Hawaii" day - it made me feel like I really live here. This is not a gloat session, just an appreciation.

We finally started our surfing lessons, and that was great! An hour was just right, because my arms were about to fall from paddling out to the waves. I also learned why a rash guard might be handy - my top kept scrunching up. If you're like me, What's a rash guard? Is that some kind of ointment? rash guards are those spandex shirts you often see surfers wearing. I didn't achieve a level of really standing up, but I tried. And I caught waves on my knees. Good fun - quite the rush at times.

The weather was perfect - sunny, but still relatively cool and breezy. After our lesson, we had Thai food, sitting outside. As we drove back from the North Shore, we passed pineapple fields in various stages of growth, with a faint scent of over-ripe pineapple every once in a while.

The whole thing just made me feel like, "Wow, we live in Hawaii."

Posted by Shokufeh at November 8, 2003 05:12 PM
Comments

Dude, I totally want to come visit you. Sigh.

Posted by: Sharyn at November 9, 2003 06:57 AM

Dude, I totally want to come visit you. Sigh.

Posted by: Sharyn at November 9, 2003 06:58 AM

Whoa, trippy...don't know how that posted twice. Guess I really need a vacation :-)

Posted by: Sharyn at November 9, 2003 06:58 AM

Can't believe this is your life.

Posted by: +mojan. at November 9, 2003 09:37 AM

well, in our version of "the north shore", we had our first snow yesterday. it's just wrong.

Posted by: meisa at November 9, 2003 10:12 AM

soo lucky dude!!!

Posted by: ROYA at November 9, 2003 10:02 PM

Meisa: hahahaha!

I want to learn how to surf! Maybe I should give it a try in Fiji. :)

Posted by: lacey at November 10, 2003 06:29 AM

i kinda want to learn hula after listening to that cd you sent me. also thinking about belly dancing. any chicagolanders interested?

Posted by: meisa at November 10, 2003 12:18 PM

Bummer about the snow! But isn't it pretty?! Lacey, you -should- try surf lessons in Fiji. Be prepared for sore ribs.

Posted by: shokufeh at November 10, 2003 02:11 PM

like most people shokufeh is a complete tool of the masses and easily swayed. there is a movie called wild hearts can't be broken about a female horse diver. after seeing it my sister aspired to be a female horse diver. after seeing point break she desired to be a surfing fbi agent. now she's halfway there. what a life.

Posted by: anis at November 10, 2003 07:49 PM

How do you know I'm not all the way there? Maybe I just -tell- you that I'm an epidemiologist. But don't worry, I won't reveal anything else, 'cause I don't want to have to kill you.

Posted by: shokufeh at November 11, 2003 11:53 AM