Surf And Swim Saturdays Coming to An End

One of our last Saturdays for Surf and Swim was a busy one. All the fishermen were out and by late morning had caught tons of fish. The boats come into the bay at the exact spot where we have surfing lessons and practice. Its all about dodging the boats and the boats dodging the surfers. A lot of our kids help the fishermen out by pushing in the boats once they beach. They then get to keep some of the fish, in which they take home for their families and sell to make money. 

 Here, Ajaiy and Salojen are carrying fish from the boats to the oxen carts to take in for weighing and selling. 

 Here, Cody is helping to get a boat in

These are the oxen carts being loaded with fish 

One of the fishermen protecting his fish on his boat, as there are always lingering people on the beach stealing the fish from the boats.

Somme surfing; one of STN's good friends that we've helped out for years- a Muslim family 

Pontus giving a new Muslim boy first lessons on surfing

Now for the practice paddle and pop-up

Koda and Kenai hanging out with some of our fishermen friends 

Our wonderful STN Sri Lanka Surf Club

Andy pushing in a beginner on his first wave

Stoked to see them catching some of their first waves ever on a board

A couple of our younger Muslim boys

Ajaiy, all smiles after a fun surf sesh

Some Muslim girls on the beach, we tried talking into learning to surf

Atta and Cody playing around 

Koda on a short board now.  Passing up mommy! 

Too Hilarious! Tandem at its best :)