{"id":21048,"date":"2019-09-24T10:00:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/community.nrs.com\/?p=21048"},"modified":"2019-09-18T09:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T16:23:08","slug":"spreading-the-sup-stoke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2019\/09\/24\/spreading-the-sup-stoke\/","title":{"rendered":"Spreading the SUP Stoke"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cYou\u2019re doing good kid!\u201d I shout across the water.<\/p>\n

The sun has sunk almost completely below the trees behind me, and the light is perfect. A cormorant flies overhead and Alana points it out, trying to mimic its call. Jake stops his paddling to watch it pass by, the SUP slowly turning as his paddle drags in the water.<\/p>\n

\u201cUse your core more,\u201d I call out to him. \u201cHe looks like such a goon,\u201d I chuckle to Alana as she moves to stand beside me.<\/p>\n

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Jake takes a few test strokes, and I sit on the dock with my camera as Alana dives in. She moves out toward Jake, swimming through the cool water. I snap a few photos of the both of them, reminding myself to take more photos of moments like this.<\/p>\n

The light is golden on the trees and camps across the lake, and the water looks soft and welcoming in the last good light of the day. I dive in and follow Alana out across the water, moving toward the inflatable SUP so that I can critique him.<\/p>\n