Slopes

First time boarding......
And with an "unexpected" group of people.

In the past, I've probably gone skiing about five times.  All of those were ages and ages ago.  Took lessons.  Went with other people.  But I still never got the hang of it.  I can still remember going down the runs way too fast and not really being able to control it.  FAIL.

This time was different.

I had always wanted to try boarding, perhaps simply because it looked really cool. =P

Boarding was not as hard as I had imagined.  In fact, I think it came pretty naturally to me.  After getting up for the first few times and sliding down a bit, I sort of had a feel for it.  I guess it didn't take me long to have an idea of how to control the board, albeit it probably isn't the right way.  But at least with that I could pretty much go down the easy runs fairly controlled and comfortably.

What I didn't expect was that it was a huge workout and much more tiring than I expected.  Having to sit and strap your feet in and then push yourself up again for every single run takes a lot more strength and effort than you'd expect.  People told me to be prepared for the pain of falling a zillion times, but it's my arms and shoulders that are sore from pushing up off the ground.

Nonetheless, it was a good experience and I'm definitely up for more.  Hopefully, there's still the chance.

I've always wanted to find people to go try boarding with, but these were not exactly the people I had in mind, whether individually or in combination.  Regardless, it worked out pretty well.  But then, why would it not?  These were all some of the nicest people I know.

It's been a long long time since I've actually done something with R.  We meet up for dinner regularly, but we rarely actually do stuff together anymore.  This was good, because I'd much rather do stuff with my friends than just sit and eat and chat.

After all these years, I think I've found myself a winter sport!  Unfortunately, it looks like a pricey one.