The kids got body boards from Jacques, Wouter and Ouma Annatjie for Christmas.
We took them down to the beach to try them out on Christmas day.
Rachel loved it from the beginning and even after she took a little tumble, a quick hug from Yme and she was ready to try again. Her face just shows the pure delight as she rides her waves onto the beach. She now goes on her own and moans when we have to leave the beach as she is always in pursuit of the perfect wave. I am told this is a surfers quest. As one who gets no more than my ankles wet I will try understand.
The ever cautious Caleb was less sure about this whole thing. He loved Jacques pulling him. Wouter spent ages coaxing him and together he and Yme helped him catch a few waves but he was not so in love with the whole idea. He compares himself to his sister and get upset that he is not good at it. But to his credit he has been a few times since then and although he likes to sit on the beach on the board where the waves can’t actually get him, he has left Yme help him with a few tiny waves over the weekend.
The day ended with ice-cream at the Purple house which is always a high point for them.
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wow you guys look almost like real surfers – i think you are a little nuts though that water is coooooooooold!
Our water is yucky brown the last while from the rivers so if you come visit us – April/May is a good time for sea swimming and bring your boards with!
I can remember going to Muizenberg with my dad and brother and loving to catch the waves ( the bigger the better) on a body board. It’s interesting to think that you can use body boards in different ways – Rachel, it looks like you are really loving surfing the waves while Caleb likes using his as a seat in the shallows. I love going out into the water and tackling the waves but Bumpa doesn’t like the water at all so probably it’s best to find what you enjoy and go for that. The nice thing about trying all sorts of different things – cooking, pottery, swimming, surfing the waves etc. is that you can see what you really enjoy.
I hope we will have a chance to go to the beach with the boards soon.
Wow that looks like soooooooo much fun. Wish I could have a go. Hope you get many more days of sunshine and surf.