Surfing the Crater

Other than the now-fairly-normal diving into warm and beautiful sea to start my day, today's highlight was my 1st surf session in Africa.

Olivier, his dog Karma, and I took a longboard on a scooter (super safe, Mom, I promise) down a bumpy road to an amazing volcano caldera that has 1 side eroded by the sea and a ring of sand, palms, and mangroves.

We met up with two lovely ladies (and another pooch) to enjoy a cloudy but beautiful afternoon of muted blues, grays, and sparkling sunrays that sneaked through onto the moonscape of volcanic rocks.

The surf was ok, a little sloppy from an offshore rain shower and too-low tide.

The water is 28 degrees (~81F) - a smidge warmer than the air when the breeze was blowing.

An empty lineup.

Paradise.

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