Each of the kids had an opportunity to chose their own
adventure while on the island. Tanner
went the surf lesson route. He and his Uncle Steve showed up early one morning
in the town of Keihi to take a lesson from Maui Beach Boys. Their surf school consisted of a lone van at
the local beach park surrounded by a dozen surfers and two dozen students. After donning a rash guard, Tanner, Steve and
their instructor spent twenty minutes surfing the park grass. They looked quite competent jumping up onto
their boards as an imaginary wave was breaking.
It turns out surfing grass is much easier and less taxing
than trying to surf waves for two hours.
The first hour was spent getting a feel for the board, learning balance…and falling off. Tanner eventually got the hang of it
and was able to ride waves into shore without falling. He said it was one of the most tiring things he has done (then we reminded him of Mount Adams and he had to change that statement), but he loved it despite the surfer’s rash tattooed on his legs.
While Tanner was busy learning to surf the rest of the family rode the waves a little closer to shore on body boards. I decided I wouldn't do that again until I had a swimsuit that fit a little better. I guess some of the weight I lost did make a difference in how the suit fit :0! (Note to self: buy a new suit before the next vacation.)
Before we left for our vacation, Austin wanted a haircut. I just couldn't make it happen with everything else going on so he left without getting one. All we heard about was how he was going to have a funny tan line for prom when we got back home and he got it cut. A BIG THANK YOU goes out to Aunt Cathy for finding a salon and taking Austin to get his hair cut before we spent too much more time in the sun. We were all glad we didn't have to listen to it anymore. Doesn't he look good! He couldn't mess it up with body surfing...
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