Resorting // Black Stallion Ranch

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The next day was a clone of the previous:  pool time, mixed drinks, lunch on our lounge chairs, and a heated game of pool volleyball.IMG_7953

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We stayed at the hotel for dinner that night and were lucky enough to catch another amazing sunset.

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While eating dinner, with the balcony doors open in the dining area of the restaurant, we had several encounters with this little rascals…

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I was literally warding them off with my steak knife.  Turns out I dislike these bad boys even more than spiders and mice.

The next morning the boys had us up bright and early for a little surf action.  We rented several boards for the group of us and all gave it a go.  The guys were so patient with us ladies:  pushing us into waves, telling us when to paddle, and dragging our surf boards all around.

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Zach and I attempted the double surf [not unlike the double wake surf] and were pretty successful.  Other than his GoPro being up close and personal (that’s never really a good angle) we had a fantastic time!

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If it weren’t for the time limit on the board rentals we would have stayed out all night.  Zach is already trying to con his brothers into an upcoming surf trip.

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This time for dinner we went off campus.  Our group split up and rode in vans to the Black Stallion Ranch.  It is this privately owned land where you can zip line through the trees just as the sun starts to go down.  This zip line adventure was a little different than our first, but just as enjoyable.  It also wasn’t as technical as our first experience, which left us to being chained to tree trunks rather than sitting atop a safe gated balcony.

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The amigos at Black Stallion were a little more lenient and let us ride the zip lines upside down!  Not the most comfortable way to ride, but definitely the most intense.  We finished our last line right before it went completely black outside.

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Then we all met up for dinner in the dining hall.  It was a really unique and delicious meal!  I especially loved the owner [who also served all 16 of us] who was from South Africa.  We got to chat about our recent trip and heard all of his outrageous surf stories.

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Although he served us Nacho Cheese Doritos for an appetizer, he did not have one drop of soda in the whole joint.  By the time we got back to our hotel we were all dying for a Coca Light.  So we hit up the hotel bar and ordered a round for all of us.  By some stroke luck, it happened to be karaoke night.  We didn’t waste any time.

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By the time I was double-fisting Coca Lights, Gina was already singing Justin Beiber’s Baby.  Sean delighted us with Girls Just Wanna Have Fun [with break dancing].  I helped with a little Journey and air guitar on one of the coffee tables.  And since we had to give the people what they wanted, we all delighted the suddenly growing crowd with Sweet Caroline and all formed a conga line and danced/cheered our way out of the bar.

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