Flying & Lucid Dreaming

So I had a lucid dream last night - a dream in which I was aware I was dreaming, therefore took control.

I was flying over some mountains - they were grayish green, some with a little bit of snow on top. When I was gliding through the sky, I paused and said to myself, "Wait a minute. This is a dream. Don't wake up!" I wanted to be in Hawaii and see clear blue water. I closed my eyes, imagining what I wanted to see. Opening my eyes, I was still flying over the mountains. Closed my eyes and tried one more time... and then there I was, flying over the most gorgeous blue turquoise water ever. What was enabling me to fly, was this tan straw/dry grass towel that I was holding behind me, almost like wings. Whenever I spread my arms out with the towel behind, I'd either dip down or fly up. I wanted to dip down into the water, so I did - skimmed my feet across the clear blue water. Then there were tons of people just playing in the ocean - I didn't see any land nearby. But I guess the water was pretty shallow. Bunch of kids and teenagers just playing in the water with beach balls. I flew up and went into the distance. Saw 100 feet waves - just rising in the ocean. I flew towards it, skimmed my feet across the top of the waves, then flew down while they crashed, riding alongside the waves. I know I was smiling the whole time, enjoying my dream and the feeling of freedom which I have yet to feel in my waking life. Didn't want to wake up...