Surfboard

Occasionally in life we are face to make a uncomfortable decision on something or someone that may have a lot of sentimental value. Whether that may be a material object or a person that you have had nostalgic moments with and got used to being there with through tough times and great times.In the case of Daniel Duayne story "Off the Road" it tells the story of a man who loves and respects his Toyota truck, but did not appreciate it until it was gone like with most things in life.The author…

I don't think I'll ever forget myself as I was just then; my legs sprawled up on the picnic table and back arched to try and conform to the rigid wooden chair that would never be comfortable. My eyes were shut, and my sigh was soft. My chest hurt, but not in a broken-hearted kind of way. It was actually physical, but I tried to ignore it. I felt like crying for no reason, but I didn't. Is there a scholastic explanation for gut feelings? I’ve never bothered to hold onto memories of scientific…

The warm blankets on the bed just had been washed and put into the dryer. As they came out I can feel the warmness from the blanket. I lay there happily closing my eyes and listing to the rain softly hitting the floor and the window outside. As I wake up slowly I get dressed and go outside. I can’t wait to go outside because we are at our beach house in Hawaii. The beach house is located right where you can take two steps and feel the warm sand on your feet. As I go outside with my umbrella…

“Strive to find things to be thankful for, and just look for the good in who you are!” (“Bethany Hamilton Quotes”). These are the words of a very strong person who many look up, too. Bethany Hamilton is a very strong and determined person who many would call their hero, even with her disability. She was raised in a home of surfers and could not bare to lose her surfing. Bethany may have been bitten by a shark and live with no arm but she is a very fierce competitor. She is an individual that…

finally caught my first wave and rode it all the way into the shore line. Now I know this seems like just another superhero training montage from the movies, but I trained like this to get to where I am today. Now whenever I’m bored I can just grab my surfboard and head on down to my favorite surfing spot in North…

Boogers― my childhood dog. He was not a living dog, but a fair purple and white stuffed animal. He was not an oversized dog, but he could fit in the palm of a hand. His name did not quite add up with his looks, but it suited him. I adopted Boogers when I was around six. I was browsing through the mall’s stuffed animal section. Carefully, I took in each packed n’ stacked self. Each species had their own circular display. I was admiring all the possible creatures that I could have. The store’s…

The protagonist of the movie Blue Hawaii is Chadwick Gates, played by Elvis Presley, who has just gotten out of the Army and is very excited to be back in Hawaii, reunited with his beloved surfboard, his beach buddies and his Native Hawaiian girlfriend Maile Duval. His parents, especially his mother Sarah Lee, want him to take over their family business, the Great Southern Fruit Company, but Chad does not want to and starts to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend’s agency. His first group…

shore without me. I still couldn’t figure out how to ride on the board. Did I need to distribute my weight better? Last December, when my family was in the Ron Jon surf shop, in Cocoa Beach, Florida, we noticed a strange blue board. It was like a surfboard, only it was much smaller and was a bit broader. When I asked my Mom what it was, she explained that was a skim board and that she saw some people using it down on the shore. She said the difference between surfing and skim boarding was that…

Too bad that it was cold out, but we went in the water anyway. I remember that I had bought a mini surfboard, but I forgot to even use it… I remember that we drove by the Daytona 500 and my mom told me about how our neighbors often visited there. I remember we stayed at the El Caribe Resort & Conference Center, and we were almost on the top floor. It was…

Approaching the crest of the dune with palpable expectation, I glimpsed the height of the swell, curling around the horizon. My thoughts became muted as I whisked down the path with my board clanging against my side. Strapping in, I was soon drifting down the beach inches at a time, my feet dangling numb to the hypothermic waters. As the sun was just a few hours from setting into the waving seagrass, thoughts became gradually amplified as a feared local was anticipated to arrive; the…