Anthony
saw a rare day moon coming out of the waters edge today while GoPro'ing.
The waves were big and rough when I decided to join him in the
water w/my boogie board while he was filming. I stood at the edge a
little nervous because it looked pretty
brutal out there (original plan to snorkel got instantly cancelled w/the
conditions.) The waves that were crashing into shore were knocking
everyone off their feet & dragging them in, clothes and all.
Not one to be a sissy, I headed out. Anthony started to film me as we talked, when all of a sudden we realized a set had rolled on top of us & we were in the impact zone. I ditched the board to go under. It was so strong I heard my neck crack & thought, "Hope I'm not paralyzed!" I popped up only w/seconds to breathe before I was hit again and sent rolling on the bottom. The waves rolled in...one right after the other, "4" MORE TIMES! I was smashed over & over again. I thought..."This is it?" I have no more air." As I prayed under water, "Jesus, please save me," the last wave finally rolled me up, instead of sucking me back out, close enough to where I could touch. I never even had a moment in between the waves to try to grab my board. I was lucky to gasp even a little bit of air while trying to spit out the salt water I'd swallowed.
As I struggled to pull my bathing suit up, I guess I only managed to get the front up because Anthony finally realized that I was in trouble (he'd made it out of the impact zone after the 1st wave...every man for himself) when he turned around to see my big ol' bare butt hanging out as I scrambled for the safety of the beach! LOL!!! Yep, I was a flasher today. I seriously was so out of it I had to sit at the edge of the beach to regroup. WOW! I need to listen to my instincts (rough, brutal, large surf) DO NOT ENTER!
**Disclaimer: I walked past a group of about 7, 18-20 year old boogie
boarders/body surfers who had been caught in like me & they were
saying to each other, "That was crazy, the only way I got out of there
was getting lucky enough to catch one of the waves in. They didn't go
back in again after that either! I'm not such a big sissy SEE! Just a
flasher!!! Anthony even came in after a while and said, "WOW that was
rough!"
Hahahhaha my life!
Here's my hubby's reaction after getting held under for a while too:
Not one to be a sissy, I headed out. Anthony started to film me as we talked, when all of a sudden we realized a set had rolled on top of us & we were in the impact zone. I ditched the board to go under. It was so strong I heard my neck crack & thought, "Hope I'm not paralyzed!" I popped up only w/seconds to breathe before I was hit again and sent rolling on the bottom. The waves rolled in...one right after the other, "4" MORE TIMES! I was smashed over & over again. I thought..."This is it?" I have no more air." As I prayed under water, "Jesus, please save me," the last wave finally rolled me up, instead of sucking me back out, close enough to where I could touch. I never even had a moment in between the waves to try to grab my board. I was lucky to gasp even a little bit of air while trying to spit out the salt water I'd swallowed.
As I struggled to pull my bathing suit up, I guess I only managed to get the front up because Anthony finally realized that I was in trouble (he'd made it out of the impact zone after the 1st wave...every man for himself) when he turned around to see my big ol' bare butt hanging out as I scrambled for the safety of the beach! LOL!!! Yep, I was a flasher today. I seriously was so out of it I had to sit at the edge of the beach to regroup. WOW! I need to listen to my instincts (rough, brutal, large surf) DO NOT ENTER!
Here's my hubby's reaction after getting held under for a while too:
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***Check out the war wound on my arm...not sure if the leash got wrapped around me or what? |
3 comments:
I am deathly afraid of water so with your experience I bet it was rough when you had a bit of a fright. I don't swim nor do I like heights. Farm girl and the motto is "keep your feet on thee ground", it provides food.
I'm like the first commenter - afraid of water. Mother Nature could be very dangerous and cruel through its elements of water, air, fire. We should beware of all of them.
Lovely pictures, but not for me. I am glad I am surrounded by dirt and grass. As you are probably aware of, you had better be very careful. Mother nature is never very forgiving.
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