Surf Camp Day 2

So today we got up, had breakfast and hung out. A lot of the east coasters were up around 4 or 5 am, but then there were those of us that stayed in bed until breakfast. Cold breakfast was at 7 while warm breakfast was being made. (For the record you could eat both if you desired)

Before leaving each of made up baggies with sandwiches, fruit, nuts, cliff bars, etc. for lunch. We labeled our bags and threw them in an ice chest. Then we left for the beach at about 9am.

When we got to the beach we unloaded and set up. We played a game of dodgeball against our surf instructors (sort of) and watched dolphins and seals frolicking in the surf. Then we had lessons on WWTS (wind, waves, tide, and surf) before wet suit dispersal. After we got wet suits, we also got white shirts to wear over our wet suits to designate that we were beginners.

Critter, our main instructor, asked for three volunteers to go first and of course, I volunteered. It took me three tries, but I got up. It was pretty amazing! After everyone got a turn, we went again and again...somewhere in there we had lunch and after lunch all of swam maybe a quarter of mile out together to a buoy. Once we reached the buoy we each took turns diving to the bottom of the ocean (approximately 12 feet) and bringing back up a handful of sand. All these things were aimed at helping us conquer some of the main fears of the ocean.

After the buoy adventures we finished up our afternoons with more surfing and then headed back to the house for more pool/hot tub time. After spending hours in the ocean I spent at least another hour in the pool/hot tub. I finished the day with a shower and dinner.

It was a great day and now I'm pretty tired. I want to call Geoff one more time and check in with my loves at home and then I'm headed to bed.