Learning to Skateboard at 31

It was Dan's birthday a few weeks ago, and given lockdown we had some limitations on where we could do. He'd been getting back into his skateboarding again recently so I sought out some cool looking outdoor skate parks locally and we went to a couple. While at the second I said, 'can I have a go, just see if I can move on it?' 

*puts one foot on* woaaah that's unstable
*puts other foot on very reluctantly and clings on to his shoulders*

Yeah no way was I moving on that thing. So much scarier than I even thought.

I actually had a skateboard as a kid. My older cousin had one, I remember when we were round at his he'd use it as the 'counter' when we were playing shop. Anyway, I asked for a skateboard then. I got a yellow one with a skate on the bottom. I don't recall every trying to actually learn to skate but it was fun to sit on and roll down our drive!

Fast forward about 25 years later and I'm apparently learning to skate.

A few days after Dan's birthday I asked if I could have a go on the board again on our patio in the back, determined to be able to at least move along on it. Cue buying my own board (and decorating underneath with a Sailor Jerry pin up girlie), the two of us doing a little local tour of more parks nearby, and making a little bit of progress...


I feel quite proud of my progress over 2-3 weeks though! I can officially ollie (it's definitely coming off the ground so that's good enough right?) and can just about go up a ramp a teeny bit and roll back down without freaking out.
When we've been to skateparks it's been kinda rare to see other skateboarders, it's mainly scooters and bikes, and even rarer to see other girls, but I've seen one or two. So being a gal, and 31, I feel kinda proud to be in the minority in that sense but still have some progress ha! It's always fun to give something new a go, and learn a new skill.

Having said that, we're both currently on skateboarding hiatus. Dan hurt his foot over-doing trying to attempt a new trick and my knee's gone funny/achey from all the ollie practice. 
I'm hoping that when I get back to it it doesn't take me toooo long to get back to where I was with it. 

Any other skateboarders out there? Have you ever fancied giving it a go or have you taken up something new during lockdown? Let me know in the comments!

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