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Today I (Bryan) finished classes and decided to Kayak across the Ocean to Isla Chora...
I knew this task would be a difficult one, because I would have to kayak out to sea from the beach...through massive waves. I rented my kayak and walked out to the shoreline where I was quickly visited by a scene from Cast Away where Tom Hanks' character tries to sail away from his deserted Island only to be thrust onto the rocks by the gargantuan swells...
Pushing these unpleasant thoughts away from me I rationalized that the only way to get through the surf would be to time the wave intervals and pounce upon a ripe opportunity...
After 10 minutes of counting wave cycles I seized my moment and rushed out into the surf... once I had beat the first set of waves I jumped into my vessel... and it flipped over spilling my lunch into the sea... I quickly righted the boat and gathered my belongings...In the distance a wave was looming that could nearly break my little boat... I jumped into the kayak and rowed with fury directly at the wave, hoping to clear it before it broke..... I succeeded!
Then I kayaked hard for 40 minutes to Isla Chora where I snorkeled with some Americans and ate my lunch...
It was the same crazy ordeal to get back onto the beach (after I had left the island), but well worth it!
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