Stand Up Paddle Boarding Lessons in Bucerias - Anyone Can Do It! Beach Baby
go to original April 10, 2016

My wife and I have been traveling the world since we retired in 2000. Recently, we decided to take up paddle boarding on one of our recent trips to Puerto Vallarta Mexico.

For the last 5 years, we have been spending our time during the Canadian winter season in the Puerto Vallarta area, which is very beautiful and the water is just perfect for swimming but also numerous water sports.

We usually travel north of the PV airport about 20 minutes and stay in the Mexico town of Bucerias, pop 15000...

Paddle boarding originated in Hawaii as a spin off from “real” surfing. Most people can’t surf the waves too well, so stand up paddle boarding was invented. It is kind of the opposite to surfing waves because you want the water to be as calm as possible.

The staff at Pacific Paddle Surf Shop are pros and help you decide what board is best for you, and they do a great lesson on just how to be successful on the board before you hit the ocean.  The lesson takes place on the sand, and the staff is there to help you no matter what your level is. They even have a rescue dog who can show you how to do it.

This sport combines the skills of surfing, kayaking, and canoeing. Once up on your feet, you get to look up, all around, and even down into the water. This is a full body workout and for sure you will be using all of your “core” muscle to maintain your balance.

We were told that this “stand up surfing with a paddle” can be done when there are waves, but we were beginners so a calm ocean was all we could handle at this point...

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