Day 443 - Surf and Turf

Did the Surf and Turf Adventure Race today at South Padre Island. The race started at 7:30 a.m. with a 2 mile run to Schlitterbaun. At Schlitterbaun we jumped into the water and pushed a tube around the park. After a quick lap we hopped out of the water, picked up a map, and ran to the first of five stations on the map to perform an activity to get a token. At the first stop we walked up a flight of 8 stairs to get our first token. We ran to the next stop where we sorted a stack of shorts by sizes. Finished up the run back to Louie's and grabbed our bikes and hit the remaining 3 stations. Rode our bikes down to a horse stable on the north side of the island to throw a horsehoe around a ring. Then to beach access point four where we bounced 50 yards in the sand on a big rubber ball. Jumped back on our bikes and rode to the south side of the island and beach access point six where we filled up a sandbag and carried it 100 yards. Finally, we rode back to Louie's where we jumped into the bay and swam 100 yards out in the bay and back while pushing a big inner tube. Using the tokens we had collected we decoded a three word phase and raced to the finish line where we collasped, exhausted, two hours after we had started. We finished 3rd in our category and took home a nice plaque for our efforts. Here's a pic.