For two weeks, it’s safe to say that my skin had more contact with saltwater than fresh water, including shower time. Since I live four hours away from the Ocean, it’s rare for me to get to do things like surfing, snorkeling and wakeboarding in lagoons. Thanks to 2 recent weekends of epic grandeur (Epic hosted contests), I have been able to do that stuff! Collegiate Nationals was in Mission Bay (San Diego) and the next weekend was Boardup Miami in the end of April. The water was rough, but the atmosphere and company made both weekends spectacular! My team (Chico State) made it to the finals and is now ranked as the leading Western Region team. I also got to compete in the men’s individual finals. We got to surf and ride roller coasters right after competing! Miami was awesome because you could see all the buildings of downtown Miami while watching each rider. There was a skateboarding contest going on at the site at the site too. A lot of the girls were at wake games since it was the same weekend, but the competition at Boardup was still intense as girls threw down despite the chop.
This week, the Collegiate Wake Nationals is on CBS college sports. Also there is a new website called wakegirls.com every girl should check out! Shawna and I just had an interview on that website too.
Now my skin has poison oak from hiking, so I have been thinking about how I’d rather have saltwater on my skin again, and I decided to share why!
-Raequel
