Thanks to Tom Ryan for the photo that makes me look a tiny bit like I know what I'm doing. In reality, my efforts usually looked a lot like this:
How's that for an embarrassing photo? Thanks again to Tom for capturing that moment, and many other moments of frustration. That's my 'surf sister' behind me, an instructor from the Surf Sister Surf School in Tofino wondering why the hell I'm not jumping to my feet. And that's me with my face scrunched up, just trying to keep my balance. Fun? Yes. Quit-my-job-and-move-to-Tofino-fun? Not yet.