A day of surfing, sunbathing and sketching

Sam has been trying to convince me to have a go at surfing here because apparently, if I can't do it here, I can't do it anywhere! So, I plucked up the courage and today I had a go.

I came, I surfed, I conquered

I was pleased I managed to stand up and go along on a wave, but I still think it's a lot of effort for just a few seconds of fun!

Every day we've been eating in either of the two little cafes right next to the beach. The banana pancakes for breakfast are fantastic, I really like the lemon tea too - great for the cold I have at the moment!

Lemon tea

Here's the drawing I've been doing for a few mornings now, it's coming along, just a few more mornings to go and I think it'll be finished!

Garden sketch

The green pencil from the cheap pack I bought is a bit vibrant, so I toned it down a bit with black to keep the grass from looking too luminescent!

Almost finished...

Sam went surfing (in a thunderstorm!) this afternoon, so, as it was raining, I stayed in the bungalow and did a pencil drawing of the dog we saw yesterday. What do you think?

Sketchbook page

 It was tricky taking a photo of the drawing, especially as the thunderstorm had made it so dark!

Dog pencil drawing

Today's Every Day in May challenge was to draw the inside of your closet. As I'm lacking a closet right now, I drew my rucksack!

We're just waiting for our chicken and chips for dinner now so I'll leave you with this photo of some surfboards...

Surfboards

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Yesterday I partied at Hickory Trail, Beyond the Picket Fence and Savvy Southern Style.