one day i am going to surf...today was the day!

they title says it all! i finally did it...i've got my ticket back to portugal for the end of the week (in 2015 =P)
so after some research i found this surf school at main beach ( more or less in line with my house, a 20min bike ride) that hires surf boards for a reasonable price ($25 for 2 hours..believe me..that is fair in Australia)
so i got up early this morning and went to the beach at 8.30.. they hired me a softboard - an 7feet (2.10m) something made of this "soft" material..an ideal board to start!
so i jumped imediatly to the ocean!! the water was very good and the waves were very good to start...close to the beach and strong enough so i could easily get some speed after they break and ride just the "white" part ( that is the technical term!)
the hardest part was to paddle but i figure if iam just there to catch some waves i am going to be off the board and catch them when they are close!

i have to say i caught the movement pretty well and after 1hour i was catching waves easily...when i say catch..just standing up till the end! but it was lots of fun and a very good exercise!

i say i wasnt that bad humbly and it was not just me thinking that..there was this girl with a board from the same school and she asked me for how long was i surfing..i told her it was my first time..she: "what?? you are very good!"   true story!

after that i bought a board!! =)
during the week i was checking prices online for a 2nd hand board and there is a lot of offer...the thing is that for a beginners board is not that easy!
so i went to "Stuarts"..it is a surf school far away from the beach i was on and it took me awhile to find it..but it was recommended so got there.

As explained to me it is not easy to get a beginners 2nd hand  board because people usually dont sell them..because it was their first board and they sell to friends or pass through generations...the thing is that people are looking and it is very hard to find!
so for a very good price i got a "mini-mal" surf board. it is about 7feet and it is ideally for the first year of surfing!

there are basically surfboards and longboards..in the surfboard group there are malibu>minimal>funboard>fishboard (decreasing in size =P). So the minimals are ideally to start because are bigger and thick but will provide the possibility of turning and practice some manuovers! one of the good things of buying this board is that when i need to change for a smaller board i can sell that board to the same board and they will offer me almost $200 for it!! so i consider it a bargain!

oh and because i dont have a car and dont want to spend money in the bus ( also the bus doesnt go to that beach and just start at 7.30) i bought also a bicycle rack!

so now i can go wherever i want without spending any more money! the plan is going in the early morning..maybe 4 times a week if the body can handle!

before saying goodbye just a couple of pics from the Gold coast