(BackLog) Joint Personal Log |Lt Novak & PO2 Rayya| "Phenomenal Waves"

Posted on Sat Sep 20th, 2014 @ 9:50pm by Petty Officer 2nd Class Rael Rayya & Lieutenant Henry Novak

513 words; about a 3 minute read

Mission: Are You Touched?
Location: Qapla' Resort - Beach
Timeline: The day before being called back to the ship

Rael was sitting on his board bobbing up and down as the waves headed into the shore, "damn there is nothing like this!" Rael said with a smirk wishing that Ela came out with him and Henry, "haven't surfed since I joined the academy at 16."

Henry held a hand above his eyes as he gazed out over the water. The sky echoed the same blueish green hue as the ocean, making the two seem like they blended together seamlessly at the edge of the hazy horizon. "The closest I've come in the last few years was the holodeck," he said to Rael. "Nothing beats the real deal though. Oh! Here comes one."

The water started to swell beneath them and Henry flattened himself against his board and began paddling towards the growing waves. The hot sun beat down against his bare skin by the sea spray kept him cool and the water was the perfect temperature... not too hot, not too cold.

Wiping water out of his eyes Rael sat up on his board realizing that he hasn't been this happy in a long time. Flipping his board around Rael got ready and was glad he and Henry made plenty of space between them.

"Here goes!" Henry shouted as he jumped upright with his feet on the board, balancing with his arms spread out. He rode the crest as the wave reached its peak, swerving gently to match the sloping water, making sure he didn't fall off. Even though he hadn't done it in a while, it was like riding a bicycle.

Paddling hard and fast Rael was just a couple seconds behind Henry but that was just enough to cause him to miss the wave. "Damn....." Rael laughed as he sat up again and watch Henry ride the wave.

"This is awesome, right!?" Henry shouted at Rael, making the mistake of glancing back. A moment later a second wave caught him unawares, knocking him off his board and into the water. It carried him and his board right to shore and Henry washed up on the beach like a limp jellyfish.

Rael had paddled back out determined to get a wave for himself. Paddling fast he was able to catch this one and rode almost all the way into the shore, "yeah, can't get any better than this, and you alright?"

"I'm fine, I'm fine!" he reassured Rael as he sat up, covered in wet sand. Then he started laughing. "That was a lot of fun though!"

Standing up he just shook his head, "had a nice wave and made a rookie mistake of looking back." He said chuckling, "drinks?"

Henry nodded as he grabbed a towel and picked up his board. "Absolutely! I think I need one after that. Thanks for coming along, Rael."

"Thanks for allowing me to join you." Rael said smiling as he wiped his face with his towel and they both headed for the beach front bar.

= End Log =

Lt Henry Novak
Flight Control Officer
USS Vindicator

Petty Officer Rael Rayya
Science Mate Second Class
USS Vindicator

 

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