Paddleboard & Kayak Adventure with students from California State University, San Bernardino

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words.

The story of this adventure is best told in pictures - so here follows lots of photos. We ask for your patience in waiting for them to download. There is a bit of text with explanations where we considered it helpful.

All fourteen students from San Bernardino enjoy the calm water of the Caribbean Sea after paddleboarding and kayaking to this deserted beach near Silver Sands Jamaica.

This is how the adventure began. A little after 5:00 am, Bryan gathered the group on the beach and provided basic instructions for paddleboarding and kayaking. Life jackets donned and equipment sorted, then the students were ready to go. The sun smiled sweetly as it illuminated the Caribbean Sea.

Waiting patiently for their turn to set off.

Bryan gives some on-board last-minute instruction.

And off she goes, paddling away into the sunrise - on her knees, which is a good idea for a beginner and for getting out past the shore break.

On the undeveloped beach.

The smoke tells us that something is cooking!

DJ takes command of preparing breakfast for the group.

"How do you like your eggs?" That's breadfruit in the frying pan on the right.

Bram waits patiently for his breakfast with his "plate", a seagrape leaf.

A paddleboard turned over became a table. No picnic breakfast is complete without fruits.

DJ suddenly became very popular.

Breakfast on the beach!

"California Girls" showing off their breakfast on a seagrape leaf!

Big-up Mushtaq who took the supplies and some stowaways (who did not want to paddleboard or kayak) on his boat to this undeveloped beach. He says he's the man to take guests on snorkel trips out to the reef and for fishing trips.