Swimming in circles

On the first day of our vacation (before Eric's work went totally crazy), we went snorkeling just before sunset.

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Julie was a little nervous about the open water (ten feet from shore) and put a death grip on Eric's hand. Although Andrea thought it was very cute to watch the Foristers hold hands while snorkeling, Eric knew better. While Eric was trying out the new camera, he let go of Julie's hand. A few seconds later, Julie lost sight of Eric (who had stayed put as she swam forward), sending her into a panic and causing her to swim rapidly in a large circle to look for him. Eric, having finished with the picture, saw Julie swimming quickly away and thought he should follow or she might get nervous/lost. So Julie kept swimming as fast as she could, with Eric in hot pursuit. Eventually, Mike got mixed up with Julie's path and got a good (accidental) swim-kick. This slowed the Julie-torpedo down so Eric could catch up ... and disaster was averted. With that, the Foristers continued swimming hand-in-hand.

Unfortunately, Eric didn't know how to turn the camera on so there were no pictures of this underwater race. After returning to the shore, Julie and Andrea decided to say in the shallow end while sticking their heads in the water to watch the small fish. Eric and Mike then went boogie-boarding with child-sized boards (and child-sized waves). Perfect for the beginner!

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p.s. We saw Bonnie and Sally's long-lost cousin.

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