The boys get the toys out.
The bigger boys get their toys out.
Hauling the kayaks closer to the water before getting the gear loaded and strapped down.
Gearing up the kayak. Unfortunately for Travis, his new dry suit hadn't arrived yet when his (also new) dry suit had to be returned.
Testing the water
Or more than testing
Hauling out the bouy. And I immediately began to wonder how they were going to manage that sucker out over the surf...
Heading in.
Debbie always has her camera ready to go too...
So of course we both got Justin's spectacular flip as he tried to get past the surf. And then there was a big pause as they had to collect the buoy and anchors and rethink their approach.
Next thing I knew, some nice surfer was letting my boys ride his surf board!
Pause to watch the guys try again.
Kurt and Travis see Justin off.
Back to surfing
SO much fun!
Travis had been told over and over how steady the kayaks were, so he said he went out over confident. He may have been able to balance the giant crew boats that are no wider than your rear when he rowed for OSU, but that doesn't help against the powerful waves that easily topple anyone who doesn't hit them exactly straight on. So over he went.
See the waves? That's why I wouldn't touch this dive with a ten foot pole. Or a mile long one, since that's how far it is to the rock. All the scuba women stayed on shore because we're smart.
That wave is taller than that insane surfer, why would anyone want to go in there?
But out they go.
And this time Travis makes it just fine.
Once they get out to the rock, they were barely visible by eye so I used my camera to see them. They're down to the left of the rock.
When they came back in, Travis hit the wave straight and coasted right in without mishap.
Unfortunately for Justin, he didn't hit it straight. That's why you tie everything down!
The catch!
Travis and Justin both hit the limit for rockfish that day plus Travis got a lingcod!
Travis and Justin came off the dive with "awesome!" on their lips. The other two guys came away with "that was hard" and "I'm tired!" All the more evidence that I will never attempt this dive via kayaks! This is now Travis' favorite local dive.
The big boys learned a lot, the little boys had lots of fun and the girls were entertained by all. So another great day at the coast!
I met Travis in Institute at Oregon State University in 2001 and we were married Aug 2002. We have 3 boys, Avery, Carson and Emmett. I love photography and run a business, 
Travis is a dentist at 
Avery was born in Dec 2004 and is now 7 and almost a 2st grader. He loves being a big brother to Carson and Emmett.
Carson was born in March of 2007 and is now 5 years old.
Emmett was born in September of 2008 and is now almost 4 years old.
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