Surfer Gal

       I must say I am proud of myself to give ya’ll so much reading material at one time!! Whatever shall you do? I am sitting here in my bright neon yellow dress and strappy sandals feeling cool for the first time all day.  I have just enjoyed a cold shower and my hair is drying into a messy mess.

         Today we went to Coffee Beach around 9:30 and stayed only till about 11 because we felt our skin frying- literally.  And mom you’d be proud- I put SPF 40 on about 3 times today! The rest of the day we hung out and tried to stay cool.  It was one of those days where you sweat just as you sit there.  We ended up going down to the river mouth and just sitting on the rocks in the water.  It gave us a little relief. 

         As I sit here typing I feel as though I am swaying back and forth from the sea. It’s a very odd feeling but not unusual considering I think I spent about 4 hours in the water today because today was our surfing lessons.  Not to toot Whit and I’s horn at all, but we both got up on the first wave that we tried! It was so much fun and I really want to try and surf everywhere I go now that I can surf.  Our instructor fit the beach bum surfer dude to a T.  He had dirty blond long dreadlocks, a killer tan body and could be a model for the perfect male physique, baby blue eyes and perfect straight white teeth.  He was Afrikant and so had the South African accent, which makes me go all gooey inside..haha.  Let’s just say it was a great few hours for many reasons!! (John don’t be jealous J, you are still the one I love!)

         I have no idea how many waves I actually caught but I do know that most of the ones I did I actually rode them all the way to shore.  The instructor’s name was Rainer (how fitting hey?) and he would hold the board for the first few times and tell you when to paddle and then yell UP when you’re supposed to jump to your feet and surf.  It was the most fun I have had in a long time.  Tonight I know I will sleep well because my arms and legs got quite the workout.  When I get home hopefully I will be recognizable because I believe I’m about 20 shades darker than when I left.  We’ll see how long that lasts!           

         I think I am going to go to bed now though.  I am drinking a Savannah Cider and that in combination with the sun and surf is putting me to sleep. Ciao for now!