Friday, October 21, 2011

rio day 15 - huge surf

Oct 20 - Thursday. We woke up to the sound of waves, much like we do every morning, but today was different. The waves were HUGE. And it wasn't just in the morning. It last all day. I swear i spent half the day just watching the ocean. Some of them were easily 10 ft. Could have been more.

In the pic above you can see how high the water came up on the right side of the picture (which is about 100 feet from where the waves were breaking. There is a huge drop off that you can't really get from this picture but that's what made the whole things that much more impressive.
The guy running on the beach gives a little perspective as to how big the waves were getting.
Mom holding onto Dane, getting ready to run if needed.
Look how high the spray was from the wave crashing behind Rubia. Impressive. Powerful.
And as the day wore on, the waves just kept getting bigger. What a sight.
And the day ended with a manicure/pedicure. It took almost two hours and didn't include any massages or parafin wax. I guess i needed a lot of work. But it only cost $10. So who got ripped off, me or them? I'm thinking them.

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