The last couple of Sundays, I have joined a few friends to go paddle boarding at eight in the morning. The water is fairly calm, and the city is still waking up.
Paddle boarding involves standing on a surf board and using one's oar to propel yourself through the water. There's not much skill involved (at least with the relaxing way we were rowing), but you do have to keep your balance on the board. The first week, this wasn't an issue because the waves were pretty much nonexistent. Last week, though, the sea was rougher, and we had more motivation to stay on the board. Not only was the ocean filthy from the oil rigs and who knows what else, but there were jellyfish (the first ones I've seen in Colombia) popping up everywhere.
Just paddling parallel to the shore is fine, but the next time I go, I want to reach Tierra Bomba, an island about a mile away from Castillo Grande (the neighborhood we start off in). It would be more of a challenge and give me something to aim for.
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