Never to old to discard long held self-convictions and Surfergolf

On Tuesday morning I (Luis) took a private surf lesson. I rationalized the touristy nature of this exercise by convincing myself (and hopefully my readers) that it's no different than a golf lesson - an expert with a good eye for the sport tells you all the things you're doing wrong. Unfortunately, like golf lessons, you inevitably try to fix every flaw on every wave (or swing). My instructor was Chava Greenlee, a professional surfer, surf-school owner, and motocross rider who competes in Surfercross (Day 1 Motocross, Day 2 Surf competition at San Onofre.)
So after watching me get up on a few waves, Chava suggested that I change my stance from "Goofy-foot" to "Regular-foot." Now, I have a 35-year history of goofy-footing, going back to my first skateboard, through snow-boarding, and surfing. And Chava was asking me to mix it up? As you can guess from the title of this post, regular stance was a success. My takeoffs were generally smoother, which made for better take-offs and riding more waves. Who knew? Maybe now I'll start to vote Republican too! Nah, the Republicans are "Goofy-brained" right now.

In the afternoon, Luella and I completed our version of "Surfergolf" with a round of golf at Poipu Bay Resort Golf Course. I really enjoyed the round. The course was in excellent shape and the rough was tightly mowed (just like us "Resort" golfers like it.) The course offers great views of the cliffs to the east of Poipu, Shipwrecks beach, jungle mountains to the north. and 180 degrees of ocean to the south.

We wrapped up the day with drinks and appetizers at the Grand Hyatt Resort. It's a pretty amazing property. We had front row seats for the Torch Lighting Ceremony. But this also meant we had no overhead protection when the beautiful rainbow morphed into the tropical rain. Still, a running for cover from a rain storm during vacation, always makes for fond memories.