User blog:Luxartisan/Swimming in the Ocean

Well, August has arrived and the Atlantic is finally warm enough (for me) to actually swim instead of wade. Took my 11 y.o. grandson and he loved it, dragging me along into his fun. I always forget how powerful even small waves are but we had a blast. I admit it made me think of Ep 6 of Season One when the guys had their summer training camp. Dear Bezus, they were crazy to do that! And it made me realize how skilled and strong they really are as athletes because swimming in a pool is one thing; swimming in the ocean? No comparison. And in a storm? No wonder Rei freaked out but Makoto didn't think twice, except he got spooked. And no wonder. The ocean is a monster on a sunny day, let alone when whipped up in a frenzy at night. Even experienced sailors fear it with good reason, but total props for Haru and Nagisa bc they also didn't hesitate and did whatever they had to do to bring their friends to shore. Haru had the additional terror of confronting the potential death of his best friend, which would have made most people freeze up, 'cept he couldn't. So here's this 16 y.o. making a hard, fast decision in the midst of a raging storm, in the dark, totally alone on a strange beach with another person's life in his hands. Talk about scary. It turned out okay, but Haru's courage was truly outstanding and I guarantee that neither of them told a soul about what happened. Well, maybe Makoto told his mom...years later. ;)