Last week, a perfect swell hit Dakar, and surfers by the dozens plunged into the Atlantic. The 12' waves bouned so grand that surf instructors were prohibiting their students from going out. The peak of the waves crested high enough to fold into a long tunnel. Michael has gone out for lessons a few times with friends but not in this.
This week, the surf has subsided and kids are back in the ocean for lessons.
These photos are Rachel on the Virage Beach, probably six weeks ago. (Our friend Mike is with Rachel and Michael (and Tipper!). One photo is of our beautiful friends Evelyn and Willie Mac.) A California surf instructor was in town, and our friend Mike wanted to watch him teach, so Rachel was the guinea pig. It probably was the wrong day. She'd surfed before, in 2-1/2 foot waves. On this afternoon, they went out farther than she's ever been and had a great time -- until that big fall when Rachel went under swallowed water, got hit by the board in the head, and came back pale and wanted to go home immediately. We've got only a month left, so I hope she gets one last gentle ride!
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