painful rain

Ho'okipa had really nice size waves with a lot of wind. I heard it was gusty all day, but when I went out on my 4.0 I was flying. It wasn't gusty, it was just solid strong wind. The wind was so strong I could barely hang on. Especially when I got on a wave it was ridiculous!..and to top it off it was raining. Windy rain is not to much fun. The rain just becomes super painful drops hitting your face. I had a time limit to be out in the water because of school so I didn't want to go in just because of the rain. The more I stayed out the more I enjoyed the crazy windy rainy conditions and had a fun time.