October 24

Today was the life guard trials. Really really neat. Its like a test to see what the lifeguards are made out of. A gauntlet if you will. They did sprints, they had to swim, they had to show their first aid skills, and they had to drive the rubber boats out and do rescues! I enjoyed watching the rescue boats the most as they would hurdle themselves over huge waves... wahhhhh...foomp....thud. wahhhhh. It was also neat because the age groups. There were little tiny children "Nippers" wanting to be volunteer lifeguards. It was just amazing that people and children wanted to be apart of the life guards at all ages, not for the money of it but to be apart of the community. See, the lifeguards have their lookout station on the top of the dune, during the weekends there is about 25 guards on watch. They all lounge around and talk and joke and hangout. Its like a social group that also saves lives at the beach. I mean if people are going to be at the beach anyways might as well put some use to it. I just find it amazing that so many people are willing to be a part of it, and they start them out so young too.