Surfin USA

After all of our travelling around we decided just to hang out locally yesterday. One of the cool spots we found last time was the Moana Surfrider hotel which has a bar , the Banyon bar, right on the beach.
It's a pretty flash place so the key is to pretend you are staying there and order food etc straight away. You tip generously and the staff keep an eye on your bags while you hop in and out of the pool or sea or whatever.

Our guy yesterday, Rean, decided that i looked like someone who preferred alcohol to water and just kept bringing cocktails. I have told many people a story about Hawaii over the years about a waiter called Jeff who looked after us while we swam na d stayed on after his shift finished just to make sure our bags were ok. That was in this bar!

Anyway it was a HOT day and we decided to snorkle right on the beach out the front of the hotel and it turned out to be better that the much hyped Hanaumu from a couple of days ago.
Rachel also decided to fulfil a life long dream of surfing and hired a board for 2 hours for $10.
So she paddled away only to return absolutely knackered 2 hours later having paddled like mad without actually catching a wave.

A couple of hours later the pain began and she was in complete agony in her arms, neck and chest. She is in the same kind of pain that I was in a few weeks ago after my first big session at the gym. (I am really missing the gym btw!)
It's morning now and she's a bit better thanks to Nurofen!
Yesterday was going to known as "Long Island Iced Tea Day", but is now known as that "one and only time Rachel tried surfing"!