Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP) has been on my bucket list for quite some time, so my friend suggested that I try SUP at Kailua Beach, where the waters were prettier, usually calmer, and also less crowded.
I booked a lesson in Kailua through Kailua Beach Adventures! (I did this right after my Lanikai Pillboxes hike!)
Yay!!!
Lunch was super good–I decided to go with a plate lunch from K&K BBQ. They have a menu that you can choose from so I went with the Loco Moco and got a drink from next door (passionfruit orange, ahh…). (If you want to try to kindasorta recreate it, check out my Hawaiian POG Drink recipe!)
My SUP lesson was with Jordan and it was super fun! He packed a cooler with snacks and water and gave me a quick demo/intro to SUP, and then we took our boards out to the canal and brought them out to Kailua Beach.
Here’s the canal!
+ here’s my paddleboard!
I started off kneeling until I got comfortable with paddling. Jordan gave me tips on how to fine-tune my paddling. We paddled out toward our destination–Flat Island!
We got near there a little quicker than anticipated, so we paddled out toward Lanikai Beach before going back to Flat Island.
It was so pretty out there! I was actually still pretty tired from my surfing lesson the day before, but I toughed it out!
I’m a speck!
We walked around the island while he told me about the area and the wildlife we came across, and we ended up paddling out a little farther and catching some waves on our boards before heading back to shore. Twas an awesome time!
Hello, shell of a crab! ._.
My SUP lesson was $100 and it included:
- Pickup from my hotel in Waikiki (I was actually living in an apartment so they located a hotel super close to me and picked me up from there)
- Lunch (your choice of pizza/calzones from Bob’s Pizzeria, a Hawai’ian plate lunch from K&K BBQ, or salads from Bob’s Pizzeria or Kailua Town)
- 2 hour beach time with free rental of snorkel equipment, boogie boards, etc.
- 2 hour SUP lesson (ended up being a private lesson!)
- 15% off any merchandise at their store
- 12″ x 12″ x 17″ locker
- Drop off back at your hotel in Waikiki
…In other words, an effing amazing deal. :O I’d love to come back again and go kayaking with them someday!
This was my last full day in Hawai’i, so I gathered with two of my local friends from Na Keki O’ Hawai’i (and their significant others) and we went out for a sushi buffet! <3
- Have you ever tried stand up paddleboarding? (Or paddlesurfing?)
- If you’ve ever been to Hawai’i, what’s your favorite beach there?
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SUP + sushi is a go for me. I’ve always wanted to try it, but it would have to be somewhere warm (because I get so cold in water!). My dad does it in Mexico and loves it!
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Definitely with you on the somewhere-warm part! That’s why I did it in Hawai’i, hahaha. Mexico would be a great place for it too! :]!
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That’s something I’ve always wanted to do too!! That and SUP yoga (or whatever it’s called)!
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I hope you get to try it sometime! I was actually going to try SUP yoga while I was out in Hawai’i but I effed up the schedule in my head and was in Kailua paddleboarding when the SUP yoga class was going on (sigh). Someday!!
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Wow this looks SO SO beautiful; God’s glory is so evident in His world. You got to do SUP in a beautiful glorious place!
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Agreed! I’m so glad I got to try it! <3
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I’m a huge fan of paddle boarding, it’s a great workout and keeps me engaged at all times. Next time I visit Hawaii, I’m finally paddle boarding, the blue water looks so inviting. All that sushi makes me a hungry girl ;)
It’s definitely an awesome workout, and I love getting that amazing view while I’m at it! ;P I hope you get to go next time you head over to Hawai’i!! :D (Bring me along!!! hehehe)
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This looks like so much fun – and so beautiful! I’m dying to try that here in Alaska on one of our calm lakes, but I haven’t gotten around to it yet. I’m hoping to try it next summer because your post made it sound like such a fun way to spend the day!
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Ah, I hope you get to try it sometime!! Definitely let me know how you like it! I haven’t been to Alaska in over a decade, but it is so so gorgeous over there too! <3
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I want to go SUP so bad! They have some great places to do it here in Austin but I’d much rather do it in the ocean rather than the lake/river.
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I really hope you get to go sometime! <3!! Preferably somewhere warm. :D
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Wow! It’s my dream to visit Hawaii one day. It’s so beautiful! I love the photos you took! I definitely need to try paddle boarding, it sounds so fun!
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I really hope you get to go visit there, and yay for paddleboarding! Let me know how you like it if you go sometime! :D!
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I WENT SUP when I was in Hawaii! I am terrified of water but I really wanted to try it and you know what?! I LIKED IT!!!
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I’m glad you did! :D It’s an amazing experience! <3
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I tried SUP this summer in Austin and it was so much fun! Your pictures are gorgeous and now I’m craving sushi after seeing that sushi buffet photo :)
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haha, I’m craving it too! Hoping I’ll get to go have some somewhere in the next couple weeks! :P
Looks like an amazing time SUP + sushi=heaven! Love it!
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Definitely a winning combination! :P
Ahhhhhh! What a beautiful place! I feel like I’m way too clumsy and uncoordinated to SUP but I have always wanted to try it!
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It’s definitely worth a try, and honestly, falling in isn’t that bad if you’re paddling in a place where the water isn’t freezing cold! :P I’m definitely a major klutz and it worked out fairly well for me despite that! :P
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What a beautiful day out on the water!! Looks like it was a little choppy though? Or was it calm enough to keep your balance? I’ve only every SUP’d on inland flat water…
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It definitely was a little choppy, but I was still mostly able to keep my balance! :] It was a lot of fun!