This was much like snowboarding. Balancing on a 13’longboard was not as hard as I imagined, though catching the wave takes effort. . .as I learned it can become tiresome when paddling for the first time-using an unfamiliar muscle group. . .Most of all I was fortunate in being able to learn in Hawai’i on Waikiki beach with a personal instructor (getting to surf school early in the a.m. will enable one to take advantage of one-on-one instruction!!). . .

This sure was a deal with the 3,5 or 7 day “Go-Oahu card” (the price is free but there’s an option to choose btween 1 day free of a rental car, 1 admission into the polynesian cultural center or. . . the surf lesson). . .The guys at Ocean Surf are friendly and knowledgable. I’d definitely do it again and recommend it to all!