First of all shout out to our instructor Diana, she was the absolute best and really made the experience for us!
My wife and I got the private lesson with the video/photo package. I've wanted to surf my entire life being a skateboarder but never did since I was scared of the ocean as a kid. Figured going to Hawaii for the first time should get it off the bucket list, so needless to say my expectations were very high since this was such an important life milestone for me and man were those expectations exceeded!
The check-in process was a tad confusing but after being directed around to a couple of different people we were finally checked in. They had lockers and a changing room for us which was great. Then we were kinda just left to wonder what to do next since the person who had helped us was walking around on phone calls but our instructor Diana found us and once we were in her hands everything was great! She really made us feel like we were friends she was taking out to surf rather than a service we were paying for which is the best experience you could ask for!
Diana taught us what to do on the board when catching a wave at the shop then once we were good with that took us out to the beach, grabbed boards, and started swimming out. Once we were out to the surf spot we came across Alex the video guy who also treated us like friends encouraging us whenever we'd pass. The waves were very chill the day and the weather was gorgeous. Right away I was on my board riding waves having a blast, despite being absolutely exhausted by the end I was hooked and wanted to keep going! Even my wife who won't step foot on a skateboard was able to have a great time and stood up a couple of times!
Thanks for the unforgettable experience and for checking this one off the bucket list!
(Photos courtesy of the video/photo package if you're curious about what type of photos you'd get)