The boys (mostly Rob, but some Caleb) were wanting to go swimming. Not a problem, but also not gonna lie, I'm not a big fan of swimming in the ocean. I like to think that I'm a pretty "situationally aware" person, overall, and when the regular, non-violent ocean waves toss me about like my big fat butt is nothing, I tend to think about how easily I could perish.
After a near drowning event when I was about 5 years old, the thought of death by drowning is something that terrifies me. The concept that an element that EVERYBODY on the planet needs, but so many lack a clean source of, could kill me easily is not lost on me.
To be honest, the thought of my kids swimming in the ocean is not something I care much for, but I know that they'll be alright probably 99.9% of the time and there's truly nothing to worry about.
Back to the post and the pictures below...
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| Robby, fearless of water, which causes me heart palpatations, out in the water past where an old man would say "the bottom drops off and you can dang well see it!". |
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| I wasn't swimming and there was no place to sit for a fella with back issues, so what did I do? I went hiking on the opposite side of the road. |
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| It was pretty amazing and wished that all four of us were here but some peeps like/love swimming so it was kinda cool to head out on my own. |
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| That's part of the trail. Can you spot the people up on the mountain? I can see at least 5. |
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| Different angle of peeps up on the mountain. Surely, you can see the guy in the orange shirt. |
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| So much cool terrain to traverse. |
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| Back at the swimming hole! |
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| More peeps now... less deserable. |
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