Go Ride A Wave – Surfers Paradise

There seems to be this perception that growing up in Australia means that as a native of this sun kissed land by the sand that we should be experts in all things beachy and surf related.
I, on the other hand, whilst always enjoyed being outdoors and active, as a pale red head, I don’t come natural to all things beach and that includes hanging 10 and looking gnarly on a surfboard.
Today I faced that fear with a couple of ladies and really felt supported by the staff at the Go Catch a Wave crew, plus the big soft floating surfboard was also a bonus safety blanket.
We went through basic ocean safety within the lesion to make sure we didn’t get carried out to see to swim with the sharks as well as learning how to pop up on that board in three easy steps which we all promptly forgot once we were actually out on the waves.
All credit given to our instructor though he persisted with getting us on the right waves to make sure we got standing up by the lesson and looking (pretty) cool to boot! Just gotta how to keep my ninja stance in tact!
Never too old, nor unco to start surfing, give it a go kids, these guys will help you sort it.