I made all the excuses: “Oh I’ve never tipped before, I know how to swim I should be fine”, the whole nine yards of BS. I was hauling ass on the waves yesterday as I often do without my PFD in just some running shorts and a bikini top, thankfully not my actual clothes.

I decided to cut a wide path around these people fishing to be courteous and at the farthest I was willing to go I realized it was about time to dump my kayak out again. I started paddling to shore when suddenly the wind kicked up like crazy causing massive amounts of water to flood in from the heaping waves so I paddled faster but couldn’t make the turn as I was completely loaded down and noticed I was starting to tip. So I decided I would just go straight into the rocks to remain upright because it was becoming an emergency, and then I tipped for the very first time.

I can swim, but I seriously feared for my life in that moment: I was a medium-ish distance from shore fighting the waves trying to keep both myself and my kayak upright with a paddle occupying one of my hands and I was completely panicked at first. I managed to take a breathe and quickly reason how to save myself, I tossed my paddle into the cockpit and changed my direction, paddling with the current towards shore trying to keep any more water from entering my sinking kayak while swimming it back to shore.

I was so exhausted and didn’t think I was gonna make it back and thanked God when I felt my feet touch the ground. This picture was the aftermath of finally getting out of the water. Guys, I almost fucking drowned. I learned my lesson the hard way, I’ll wear my PFD from here on out. Don’t be a braindead dipshit like I was, don’t A make excuses, just wear your fucking PFD at all times.

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