Paddle Boarding Descriptive Writing

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Paddle boarding in Hawaii
Erin and I woke up and looked out the window. The Pacific Ocean with the Hawaiian palm trees looked more beautiful than ever. We walked down to go paddle boarding. I thought it was going to be easy since I have been surfing since I was little and paddle boarding was similar.
A tan man measured different boards next to us to get the right size. We finally got our right boards. Mine was tall, wide and yellow with a red stripe down the middle. Erin’s was longer and wider with a blue flowers in the middle of it. We were ready to hit the waves.I was so excited; I couldn’t wait. “Make sure you stay to the left. The right side waves are choppy and not for beginners.” The man instructed me and Erin. “Ya okay.” I half-heartedly replied. We paddled out to the water sitting on our boards. Eventually we could …show more content…

I couldn’t think of anything else to do, the current pulled me farther and farther into the ocean. I didn’t think I would ever get back to shore. Regretting every going paddle boarding, tears stung my eyes as I continued to lose my rhythm of breathing. I could barely hang onto my board. “Hey!” A man’s voice came from next me. He grabbed onto my board. “You need help?” he asked. I nodded eagerly, laid on my stomach on my board, held my paddle, and grabbed his ankle leash as he paddled me to shore. He explained that he was very experienced with paddle boarding and that we shouldn’t have been on that side of the water. The water splashed the sides of our boards and waves lapped beneath me.
Once I got to the shore, I layed in the warm sand next to my board and coughed up water. Taking deep breaths, I processed what just happened. I knew it wasn’t a near death experience but it was definitely one of the scariest things that had ever happened to me. Before long, the man delivered Erin to the beach. We looked at each each other and laughed. We were both so scared! We will always remember that day like it was

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