Surf Trip 2012

The weekend before Labor Day, my friends Roxi, Lily and I went down to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina to surf.  I had been wanting to learn to surf for quite a while now, but I didn't want to go alone.  It isn't just down the street.  So I early this spring I had mentioned to Lily that I was going to have some time off and I would really love to learn to surf.  She had been wanting to learn as well!  So we decided we would do it.  Later this spring, I mentioned it to Roxi.  She was all for it too.

And, so, a plan emerged.  We would all learn to surf the weekend before Labor Day.  The three of us left Thursday evening after work and drove the six and a half hours south to Wrightsville Beach.  We had to get to bed because we would soon be up for our surf lesson! Up early and raring to go!  He we are!! LETS SURF!

We were so excited to learn that the instructor got a little more pumped.  We learned how to read the ocean, other water safety, and pop ups while we were on dry land.  Then we moved to the water!!

 All of managed to get up on our boards!! WOO HOO!!!  By the end of the lesson, we were tired and hungry!! Kirstin, our instructor recommended some good places to eat, and we enjoyed Tower 7 so much, we ended up eating there both Friday and Saturday!!! :)  We finished our Friday bowling and renting surf boards for the next day!

Saturday we wake up STOKED!!! We look out our window for a surf check.  We have a relative idea what we are doing.  :)  Saturday we had hurricane swells from Isaac rolling in.  It made for some fun surf.  We went out early, knowing our skill set was rudimentary at best, and we had a blast.  I caught a couple waves, squatted on one, Roxi caught the same wave!  It was pretty sweet!  We don't surf down a wave yet, we surf straight into the beach, so we didn't run into each other!  Lily caught a wave too! :)  It was fun, but the waves  were getting a little big for us and the water was getting a little crowded.  We decided it was time to pack it in.

After showers and a short nap, we ate and walked around window shopping.  It was a lot of fun.  We returned our surf boards and headed out for a late night walk on the beach.  It was definitely good times!

Sunday morning.  Our final day at the beach.  We did yoga first thing, ate breakfast after and one last walk on the beach.  We stared at the waves wanting to go back out.  We had an amazing time.  Roxi, Lily and I have found a new favorite hobby.  Our workouts have even been modified to aid in our surfing.   And, we came home with a slogan: "hot ladies with surf boards."  We can hardly wait until next year!  Surfs up!!

All my love,
God Bless,

Jules