Surf's up!

Today is the day my older nephew - five and a half years old - really discovered the ocean. My sister had bought him a little boogie board, and the surf was lively but kind. And he was in there, jumping into wave after wave, for most of an hour! When a wave toppled him and water got in his goggles, he just emptied them out and went right back to where he'd left off. This is a wonderful breakthrough for someone who in years past has been rather stand-offish about water. He lives in Australia, of course, which has splendid beaches on every coast. Long may he ride the waves!