Life Rolls On!

When we bring up the topic of Annie surfing with Life Rolls On, most people cock their heads and say, "Wha?". Well here is how it all went down last weekend!

First off, we arrived at LRO-Central at La Jolla Shores Beach (they had plywood laid down on the sand to accommodate wheelchairs):

This is a professional operation!:

We saw our friend Patrick (the person who first told us about LRO):

We saw our friend Hunter:

We all received free t-shirts compliments of Citizens of Humanity clothing (the image on the front is both subtle and remarkable - very well done!):

Uncle Day came out sporting his "Go Annabelle" shirt for support (Uncle Day has a great post of his own describing the event from his perspective):

Checking out the action:

Our friend Hunter is suited up and heading out!:

Hunter catching his first wave of many:

Minutes before she was scheduled to go out, Annie (in typical fashion) fell asleep:

So they rescheduled us after lunch (Breakfast and lunch compliments of The Rock Church Surf Ministry):

During lunch we were entertained by Hula dancers:

Free Massages were offered to the surfers compliments of Shrader Massage Therapy:

Suited up and checking out the water:

Watching Angelo, the surfer ahead of us, showing how it's done:

Meeting Surf-Instructor Corey:

The Hand-off:

"Paddling Out":

Annie riding her first wave with surf-instructor Grant:

Again! (Annie's second wave with Grant):

Then it was Daddy's turn!:

Green Team!:

The event got a nice write-up in the local paper: They Will Surf Again at La Jolla Shores

It was an extraordinary day meeting extraordinary people and I am absolutely addicted. Life Rolls On's West Coast season is done for this year but they will start up again next spring and we hope to not only participate but volunteer as well!

We heard of another local disabled surf program called Wheels to Water. Naturally, Annie is scheduled to surf with them on October 22nd!


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