Tuesday morning came early for Periwinkle because she couldn't sleep she was so excited that her boyfriend, Stinky, was coming for an adventure. After last week's adventure when he rode off on a pelican, she hoped he would behave this week. Click
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Suddenly the Teleportation Tunnel rumbled and with a WOOSH out tumbled Stinky right into Periwinkle's loving paws. They spent time whisker kissing, paw patting, and catching up on the last week. After a bit, Stinky asked what Periwinkle had planned for the day. When she told him they were taking a short trip up to Cocoa Beach, Stinky thought they were going back to the Dinosaur Store but Periwinkle just smiled and said they were doing something else.
To save time, they headed back into the Teleportation Tunnel and Periwinkle entered the coordinates and were gone with a WOOSH. They arrived at their destination and Periwinkle could see that Stinky looked pleased.
"We're going surfing?" he asked. She nodded yes and he gave her a big hug which made them both blush. "I remembered how much you enjoyed surfing the day we went to my beach so I thought you might like to take a lesson," said Periwinkle. Stinky was all smiles which made Periwinkle very happy.
When the two tabbies entered the school everyone was so happy to see them. They knew all about Periwinkle and Stinky and their adventures and were super surprised to see them. Of course, Stinky had to jump on the counter which made everybody laugh. Periwinkle told him she hoped he would not get into trouble this week. Sheepishly, Stinky agreed to try his best to behave.
Before they started, the instructors gave them a list of what to do and not to do when surfing.
1) Don’t worry about what other people might be thinking about your board, wet furs, skill level, etc. Focus on surfing: paddling out and catching waves back in.
2) Learn to duck dive before you can even stand up. Being able to duck dive will exponentially increase the number of waves you catch.
3) Surf mostly in the morning and late afternoon. Sunburn isn’t cool and you’ll regret having been sunburnt later in life. Even cats can get sunburn.
4) Catch as many waves as possible. Don’t sit out there waiting for what you might think is the perfect wave – catch everything you can.
5) Don’t be overly timid. Know your place in the line-up, especially as a beginner, but don’t go surfing and catch no waves. Periwinkle was pretty sure Stinky would NEVER be too timid.
6) Smile and be friendly in the line-up. Everybody agreed that Periwinkle and Stinky were always friendly.
7) Don’t take surfing too seriously. Periwinkle and Stinky both agreed they didn't take things too serioiusly.
8) Stretch. Something cats are very good at!
9) Surf with friends. Happiness shared is happiness multiplied. Both tabbies agreed that sharing happiness was important which is why they loved their adventures.
Once they had the guidelines, they were ready to start. They followed the signs to the beach...
They both picked out surfboards!
After a few tries, they were both surfing. Being cats and having great balance certainly helped them learn so quickly.
Stinky really got the hang of it!
Periwinkle sat on the beach and watched him. She loved seeing him have such a good time.
After a while, Stinky got tired and they decided to join Periwinkle on the beach.
"I sure had a blast surfing," said Stinky. Periwinkle could see he was sad because he thought the day was over but she had plans for one more thing. Once they dried off their furs, she took his paws and they walked back to the school to pick up their certificates.
They walked down the street a bit and Periwinkle showed him where they were going next. "Oh wow, I've heard of Ron Jon's but never thought we would come here" said Stinky.
Periwinkle said she thought it would be nice of them to stop in the store and buy something for their Moms.
After they walked through the whole store, they picked out t-shirts that they thought their Moms would like.
They purchased them and headed outside. In typical Stinky fashion, he handed Periwinkle his bag and ran off. Next thing she knew he had climbed to the top of one of the large sand sculptures.
"Stinky, come down! You promised you would behave!" said Periwinkle. Stinky climbed down and apologized. He gave Periwinkle a kiss on the cheek and said he was sorry and Periwinkle knew she had to forgive him. He was such a sweet guy.
They took a selfie in front of one of the other sand sculptures before getting into the Teleportation Tunnel to head back to Periwinkle's house.
Back at Periwinkle's house, they visited with her Mom and fursibs and had their usual snack on the back porch.
They spent some time whisker kissing and snuggling and then it was time for Stinky to head home. Blowing a kiss to Periwinkle, Stinky stepped into the Teleportation Tunnel and headed home. Periwinkle found a sun puddle and spent some time grooming her furs after their adventure surfing. She fell asleep dreaming of her handsome boyfriend.
