Conventional wisdom says things like stay out of harm's way and don't bite off more than you can chew. I heard conventional wisdom talking, but I wasn't listening. Instead, it was my husband's smile I followed.
"You ready to kiteboard?" Steve says with a big smile.
You mean right now? I was just getting ready to __________. In my head I filled the blanks with everything from "read my book," to "watch the kids," even "go get you a beer." But the truth of the matter is that I knew the wind would not be perfect for long, and chances of finding another empty beach with miles of shallows would be slim, so what was I waiting for? The shark to leave? Perhaps. "Go get your board shorts on," Steve says. But...I...
Ten minutes later, and in board shorts, we head out with the kite. After a few squirrel-ly tries, and many screams surely heard in Mexico (we were in the gulf off Florida) I held on to the kite for dear life as it hauled me through the water, yanking me from left to right as the kite swung in the wind--otherwise known as a body drag.
Yes, the kiteboarding happened--just not with the board under my feet and with Steve dragging along behind me. It works for me! btw, the shark I knew I saw earlier this week was, in fact, a manatee. He cruises along the shore most afternoons.
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