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9/8/04 Determined to do some surfing somewhere in Hawaii, we used our
first day on Kauai to stick close to the hotel and see what was around. After
stopping at a couple surf shops, we were told it would be easier to go to the
Nawiliwili beach and rent from a guy who rents boards by the hour instead of by
the day. All we wanted was to get
tortured and chug down salt water for a couple hours. This worked out well and soon we were paddling along on 10'6" foam
covered boards. We were sticking close to the beach and the guy came over and
pointed WAY out and said to "paddle towards the folks out there, you'll get
hurt in here". Okay, thanks for the tip! We were in another spot when an
older surfer with a gold tooth paddled past and said to follow him or else the
current would drag us into the wall. Thanks again! Soon enough we were in the
correct spot waiting for waves. It's so hard to judge where and when they are
going to break so you paddle like mad when something looks good and just hope
for the best...easier said than done. Then paddling back out you get smashed
over and over by the other waves! What fun! I was able to stand up a few times
for longer than I thought I'd be able to, and Peggy was getting close over and
over. Regardless it's still a bunch of fun. After
about an hour, we drank enough salt water and got tossed around enough to call
it a day. We paddled in, returned
the boards, and headed to the bar on the beach. |
