Chapter 45 - Surfing in the 1980s (Patreon)

More research on a topic that got a few paragraphs at best.

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I had just spent the last few hours after my revelation to the world learning how to surf on the island of Oahu in Hawaii, being taught by several enthusiastic pro surfers, including an American named Tom Curren, the current World Champion for surfing, all of whom were happy to teach the world’s first alien visitor all about their life’s passion. I gave each of them a roll of instantly replicated American gold Eagles for their time, as a small thank you, though they had been happy to help for free. They were shocked and amazed at that, which delighted me.

I had never surfed in my life, the past one or the new one, not even on the holodeck, but I had been gripped by the intense urge to have an entirely new human experience while I had this unique opportunity with all of Earth and its people available to me. Surfing as a sport and a pastime still existed on Earth, even in the 24th century, and the holodeck had many training programs that could have taught me just as well, arguably maybe even better with virtually every pro surfer from that dimension’s history available to call up on a whim, but why do that when I could have the real thing on Earth? To learn on Earth’s real waves and waters?