Tomorrow morning we are off to Long Beach for the whole week.
Here's hoping for hot weather and happy children!
Showing posts with label Surfing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Surfing. Show all posts
from my husband
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Darren finished my surfboard today. Thank you. I really, truly love it.
There's no place like home, except maybe Tofino
Friday, August 26, 2011
LONG BEACH 2011
Things to remember:
- Nya slept really well and did much better overall than I had anticipated
- Long Beach is so much more beautiful than I remember
- our van worked well except for the 1 time we had to jump start it because we left the interior lights on and drained the battery
- Darren drove the truck with the boys and all the toys and I drove the van with the gear and the girls, so I didn't get car sick at all
- the pizza in Tofino is HUMUNGOUS
- EVERYTHING gets dirty, that is just part of camping
- but everything also comes clean again, and hot showers feel so good
- my husband is pretty cool!
- my sisters-in-law are the very best kind of people
- We saw a Barenaked Lady (of the musical variety, that is)
- Darren shared a wave with Sarah Mclachlan (also of the musical sort)
- I, after 13 years of Darren trying to get me out there, surfed! And I got up the very first time I tried! My thoughts about this: Why did I wait so long? And there is nothing like catching that wave. As Billabong says ,"only a surfer knows the feeling". I now understand (to a very small degree) the passion my husband has for this. I am absolutely hooked!
It was too fun to have Mike, Julianne, Brent, Lauren, Darren and myself all out at the same time surfing in the ocean together.
- I am so very glad I went. I cannot wait for the next time!
