Congratulations SUP. You win. I would always see people stand-up paddelboarding when I was at Gas Works or at Golden Gardens and think it looked like such a calming, fun experience. Little did I know, until I tried it with my friend Hang.
We probably picked one of the brightest, sunniest days of the summer, which made the experience that much better.
Hang seemed to be a natural and didn't fall in once. I on the other hand struggled to feel comfortable just tooling around on my knees. It was so hard to keep balanced with the waves! It wasn't until nearly the end of our 2-hour session that I took the plunge (literally) and tried actually standing up on my paddleboard. Once you get the feel, it was pretty fun, but I still struggled to feel super comfortable without my lower kneeling paddleboarding position. After falling into the water about 4 times, I decided to stick to my knees to make it back to the shore. I must say that the instructor was a pro, though, at snapping at least 1 picture where it looked like I knew what I was doing. :)
