52 Figments 5.14.06 ::
"You just won the grand prize on the TV show "Thrill of a Lifetime"! What will your Thrill of a Lifetime look like? "

"What will your Thrill of a Lifetime look like?" The sensory imagining of white water rafting is what first came to me. That is after all that travelling, which we already covered, which would be my first choice. Never mind I am weak of joint, and YES, that poor strong man at the front there would have to be doing most of the work. Let's just say he'll find THAT out after the trip begun. And can I pack enough waterproof sunscreen for my uber delicate skin? It is probably more of a fantasy than anything. When my Dad and teenaged I used to go on canoing trips, no WHITE water there, I thought he worked us too hard. I wanted to just paddle out into the middle of the beautiful scenery and float and enjoy the scenery. He wasn't having none of that. Row, row, row! Still, I didn't appreciate those trips as much as I would now.

For more recent watery thrills, which I did enjoy to the max, I remember Laura and I in the water at the San Diego beach in the early 90's. Fortunately, we took pictures:


thoroughly enjoying it...


Laura having a good time, too...

I loved the sensation of the waves hitting me and kept going deeper into the water. Wave after wave, it was just so exciting. Pretty soon Laura was yelling at me, "Come to the shore, the LOCALS are leaving, it's time to go!" Reluctantly, I did. She then started telling me about the undertow, how all of a sudden you can be pulled under. When the locals leave, it's a good sign that we could be in danger of that happening if we stay. No, we were wisely safe about our fun.

Oh, those were wonderful times!

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