Surf Safari Pre Trip Blog

Surf PRE trip

(a)  What do you expect to learn on your next excursion besides Surfing on the Surfin Safari?

I expect to learn some very important surfing schools, the correct way to paddle out, and how to identify rips and unsafe waters, and how to surf to the best of my ability.

 

(b)  Some people feel more comfortable than others about swimming and surfing in the ocean. Write about how you feel when you are in the shallows; Then how in the deeper water just beyond the breakers and out where you can’t stand up or see the bottom. 

 Growing up on the coast has allowed me to get comfortable in the water; usually I feel more comfortable able to stand up in the shallows, however, when it comes to the deeper water and past the breakers, I can sometimes get a little uncomfortable, as I can't touch the bottom, and the water is sometimes extremely dark, which can, at times, get me slighly nervous. But mostly, I feel relatively comfortable in the water. 

 

(c)  If you feel uncomfortable about these thoughts in the previous question, then what can you do between now and the time we leave to make you feel better about those situations that you could find yourself in. If you feel comfortable in the ocean all the time, how can you make your friends on our Surfin Safari next term who aren’t as comfortable as you feel better about it?(you will be asked in the post blog after the excursion to explain if your strategies for making them better worked or not). 

Between now and the trip, I can swim more reguarly, and practise the different strokes as well as practise treading water to get my skills up.  I can help feel my friends comfortable in the water, by providing them with words of support, and lending out a helping hand if they need it. 

 

(d)  How do you know when you are taking TOO much risk on an adventure activity (this is before an incident or accident)? Explain in detail.

 Usually, I get a strong gut feeling before an ancident happens, or I start to feel unquesy if I feel as if something bad might happen; I get all nervous and start stressing; this is when I know that I'm taking too much risk. 

 

(e)  In the Surfing excursion next term what are you doing if anything, to limit or control risk for you or others on that excursion?

If I start to feel nervous or as if something is about to go wrong, I plan on getting out of the water or returning closer to shore, to prevent anything wrong from happening, just acting precautious and such, and watching my surroundings.