Ocean Kayaking
- Description
- MOC11 Day 5 - Multiple Photos
Journaling:
I found a Living Social deal to go kayaking through the 7 Caves of La Jolla, and thought it was right up our alley! We got to the place and got dressed in our wet suits, then headed down to the beach to meet our group. The instructors told us the water was a little choppy, but we just had to get past the swell of waves near the beach and then it would calm way down once we made it out into the deeper part of the ocean. We were excited for this new adventure; kayaking in the ocean was going to be totally different than the calm waters of Biscayne Bay we had kayaked last year. We watched a few groups ahead of us go and they were STRUGGLING. We watched a couple groups try before deciding decided to quit, and others not try at all. That wasn't going to be us; we were determined and confident we could get past the waves to the calm waters beyond, and we were gonna see those dang caves! When it was our turn, the team helped us launch, but we almost immediately capsized. Bummer, okay, we'll go back to the beach and start again. We did, too; over and over and over. We would get to paddling for a bit, and I would be shouting all the encouraging words I could...a lot of “we're doing it babe!", but every time we capsized, it crushed our souls a little bit more. Eventually, we got too tired to keep trying and we to had to quit. I was devastated. I'm not a quitter, but I had ingested so much water, I was freezing, and way more exhausted than I realized until we got out of the water. It turns out the company had cancelled all tours after our time slot because the water was too rough, and I think only 2 or 3 boats from our group actually made it past the waves. The company offered to reschedule, but our itinerary didn't allow it. We went back to Brandon's and took hot showers and a nap before moving on to a more relaxing rest of our day! This will always be a what-if experience for me. Maybe we’ll try again someday!
Sahin Designs - Blue Skies Papers and Elements (some recolored), Escape Elements
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Just Jaimee - Storyteller April 2017 Elements, Storyteller October 2017 Word Art
