There were a dozen or more bathers in the water, diving under the rolling waves, or body surfing. Boogie board riders, mostly young boys and girls, were trying to catch waves outside the flags, and further out to sea a group of surfers sat waiting on their boards for a wave. Those still on the beach sat in groups, or lay sunbaking or reading on their towels, their bodies sticky and gritty from sunscreen and sand.
Lisa and Adi turned their attention to the surfers that were gathering beyond the breaking waves. At first they could see only four, but more and more were arriving at the water’s edge. Wearing black wetsuits, and with their boards tucked under one arm and tied to a black rubber line at the ankle, they walked into the water. When it was up to their waist, they hoisted their belli
