SURFING!!!

So it was SURFING day yesterday and everybody was pretty excited! We went with a gal called "Sunset Suzy"....honestly that was what she went by. Of course Carole found her, got us a smoking deal too, because we had more than 6 people we were able to get it for $55 per person which included board and 2 hours of instruction. (Most of the lessons here are about $100 for that) Carole and I waited and took all the pictures......unfortunately our little cameras really couldn't do it justice without a zoom lens. They were so far out that most of the pictures of them actually surfing are little dots, will have to wait til I can zoom and crop them but I'm including a few!

The crew getting ready, had to learn what to do on the board.........I think surfing is one of those things that is harder than it looks to at least get started! Here is the first bunch starting out........This is Don actually up!!!! He did get up quite a few times, he said it was pretty tiring though..........This one's for Ryan.........Don wiping out.........there were some great wipe outs, too bad I couldn't film them. I think Rebecca had the best one!
The second crew heading out......Danielle, Melodie, Vanessa and Rebecca..........with Suzy.

Here's Melodie up on her board........we know it's her because she was wearing yellow and blue....lol
Here's Vanessa in white..........
Here the tiny dot is Rebecca! We were sure amazed with her and Kristina.......they both managed to get up and stay up for quite awhile, we figure its because they're so tiny they don't have very far to fall......lol

My girls............

Here's Scott and Brady Wilson.........they're usually moving so much I can't get very many pictures, but they very politely posed for me.......
The surfing gang!!
The sweetest picture!

Tim and Danielle both went and were able to get up.....actually saw Tim up lots and I think he had a great time, I'm sure he'll be surfing again. Just too bad, I didn't get any of them up.....by the time I would get the camera up and figure out where they were, they would be down again.

Melodie and I on our way to go snorkeling. Thank goodness for Vanessa who did both of our hair in French braids........first time she's done mine and it sure helped to keep it out of our faces.

SNORKELING was probably one of the funnest things for me on this trip!! We actually went to Sharks Cove on Tuesday which is when I first tried it. I'm not a strong swimmer and so I don't really like deep water, something about not being able to touch the bottom (I can swim from one edge to another and I can tread water if I have to, just don't like having to). So I'm looking out longingly at everyone snorkeling wishing I had the nerve to go..... then I see Kathy hanging on to her Boogie board and just going and going and going! That made up my mind....if Kathy can do this for hours I am going to at least try it!

Sharks Cove has amazing sealife but its also very treacherous, lots of rocks and very slippery ones. It's pretty tough just getting out into the water and you have to be so careful walking around, we actually invested in water shoes and they made all the difference.......

So I put on my goggles and snorkeling tube (had to figure that one out), grabbed a flutter board (I know pretty dorking looking but it made me feel better) and headed in.........and oh what an indescribable feeling, just being under water you automatically breathe different and you totally feel like you're in a different world. There was so much to see, we saw turtles, crabs and all kinds of fish. Don saw a couple of squid.......

So we loved it on Tuesday and that's why we came back, it was Don, Kathy, Tim, Melodie and I. Too bad it was a little cloudy and a bit chilly......other than that, we had a great time. Will have to wait til we can develop our underwater camera for those pictures. I did take a couple of pictures of the actual cove..... So snorkeling.......will even jump into cold water for a chance to do this!! and my family knows I hate cold water.......

Sunset beach............Happy 22nd Anniversary Colin and Carole!