Jazdci prichádzajú

Piaty deň prišli jazdci. Po ceste prišli nákladné autá. Viezli vodné skútre a dlhé, úzke surfovacie dosky. Psy bežali vedľa áut. Čajky volali na oblohe.

On day five the riders arrived. Trucks came up the road. They carried jet skis and long, narrow surfboards. Dogs ran beside the trucks. Gulls called in the sky.

V starej pevnosti je jedna izba. Je to zvláštna izba. Na stenách visia slávne surfovacie dosky. Každá doska jazdila na obrej vlne. Niektoré sú zlomené, ale aj tak tam visia.

In the old fort there is a special room. Famous surfboards hang on the walls. Every board rode a giant wave here. Some are broken, but they hang there too.

Poobede sa všetci pozerali na more. Morské vtáky sedeli v rade na múre. Starý albatros tam bol tiež. More sa valilo v pomalých, ťažkých líniách. Zajtra prídu obri.

In the afternoon, everyone looked at the sea. Seabirds sat in a row on the wall. The old albatross was there too. The sea rolled in slow, heavy lines. Tomorrow, the giants.

Tú noc zostala Polly blízko teplej lampy. Vlny v tme hučali. Spala len málo.

That night Polly stayed close to the warm lantern. The waves boomed in the dark. She slept only a little.