Crashing waves and waving palms

I’ve never felt warm ocean water before, but I must say that I’m a fan.  We’re in Kribi for the weekend to get some much needed rest and relaxation. Our hotel is right on the beach and the palm trees provide the perfect shade.  Today Jen and I tried our hands and body surfing…with very little success. The under-toe was so strong that as we tried to paddle with the wave, the current out would keep us in the exact same spot… and the wave would either leave without us or take us for a tumble, but in either case, it wasn’t what we were going for exactly, but it’s the spirit of the adventure, right?! At one point I just burst into a beach-filling fit of laughter…and then a wave took me down which sent me into another bout of uncontrollable giggles. To make a long story short, we have a great time floating around in the salty, salty, salty ocean!! 

We went on a canoe-ride today on the Lombe River, which ends as a waterfall into the ocean!! Our canoe guide spoke some English and his favorite topic of conversation was Obama. The jungle around the river was absolutely stunning .  At one point during our boat ride, our whole group (all three canoes of us) started singing Disney songs. We started with “Just Around the River Bend” and ended with “The Circle of Life”. Our guides thought it was hilarious. And I would have to agree.

Tomorrow night we will go back to the village and I’m very excited for the week ahead!! It will be very full and tiring, but I’m ready. I’m ready to dive back in!!