Thursday morning was my very last chance to go surfing and Eddie was so kind to organize me a surfboard and a wetsuit and to pick me up at 6:30am at my place. Then we arrived at the peaceful beach of Rio Del Mar around 7, even half an hour before sunrise. Dawn by the sea was so beautiful! Eddie taught me how to paddle lying on the surfboard and how to jump onto it. When we went into the water, it felt less cold than I would have expected. The waves were a bit too gentle for real surfing, but it was amazing enough to enjoy the light of the early morning.
Suddenly this idyll was interrupted when a triangular fin sticked out of the water, awfully close to Eddie! We were shocked because we knew that sharks do live at the northern Californian coast, but less in Monterey Bay, though.
Even more surprised were we when this fin turned out to belong to a cute dolphin! And it was not alone, but there were ten of them, swimming around us and even jumping out of the water! I was so fascinated!
After surfing so early, I still arrived on campus in the later morning.
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