Fun in the Sun
A postcard from LA commonly features beautiful shots of its beaches. As a resident here, I often take advantage of this great beauty of nature by strolling around the piers or doing workouts in the sand. However, strange as it may seem, I’ve never really been in the water. But yesterday was different. I actually went in the water.
I was with two of my Czech friends Katka and Jirka. After doing our Sunday routine with me going to church and them going to the fitclub, we met up for lunch at the Santa Monica farmer’s market and decided to go to Zuma beach. The ride there was a tough one since there was so much traffic and it was too difficult to park. However, we were quite lucky to find a nice parking spot by the side of the street and equally lucky to find a nice spot in the sand as a couple just started to pack up when we arrived. The waves at Zuma were huge. So the swimming activity became more of a riding-the-waves activity. But it was so much fun. At first the waters were a little bit chilly but as soon as you take a full body dip, it isn’t so bad. I had a little cold then but I felt that the salty water melted it all away.
After riding the waves, I really had no intention of sunbathing as my skin is already nicely tanned as it is. But since I was with white people, we never bothered to bring a beach umbrella. I had no choice but to go sunbathing as well. It was a good feeling to lie in the sand except for a simple act of stupidity where I didn’t put any sunblock on my back, so now it’s stinging from sunburn. It was funny since after we got out of the beach each one had a specific mark. Katka became Zorro since she had her sunglasses on while sunbathing. Jirka became a lobster and total redneck since he forgot to put sunblock on his face and neck. I on the otherhand, became a butterfly due to the traces of my swimsuit on my burnt skin. My sunburn still stings a little bit but it was all worth it.
