Lifesaving course in Vieux Boucau
When becoming a surf instructor, you also need to do a lifesaver course. It's kinda important if someone is about to, you know, drown.
So that's what I'm did Wednesday to Saturday. I did mine a year ago (crazy how time flies!) so it's time to refresh it. 45 minutes north of Biarritz, but it took about six hours to get there by car, train, bus, bus and a walk. The place is called Vieux Boucau, close to the famous surf break Hossegor.
We practiced different situations of what to do when finding or rescuing an unconscious person. CPR, recovery position, how to examine the body if the person is breathing, how to handle a person with suspected spinal injuries and choking.
We practiced rescues in the water, with and without board. The first day we got to do it in the lake cause the currents were ridiculously strong. The next day there was a lot of swimming in rough ocean and running in soft sand, but it wasn't as tough as I was afraid of.
We were lucky with the weather as well! Sunny every day, yeeew. Everyone passed and that was celebrated with a few cold ones on the grass before dinner Friday.
And oh, the food was amazing! All ecological and delicious, dessert every night and you could eat more than you should .. I love food.
Lucca from Spot X picked me up and drove me back to Biarritz. We walked around and ate a bite. Great to see that kind-hearted Frenchman again!
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