Summary of Diane Cardwell's Rockaway

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#1 I had been surfing for about an hour when I noticed the current taking me to the left. I had always been able to handle myself in the ocean, but this current was stronger than I realized.

#2 I was now stuck outside the zone, far from shore. I wondered if I could make it back on my own. I saw images of sunburned survivors found in life rafts, old-style paintings of half-nude women, and headlines about teenagers who had fallen prey to rip tides.

#3 I was finally at the point in my life where I was ready to start a new chapter. I bought, not rented, this new life, and now I had to live it. I was determined to have a roll-with-the-swells surfer’s life.

#4 I was surfing at Teahupoo when I was hit by a wave that threw me off my board and into the water. I was completely soaked, but I survived the ordeal with no real harm done to me. I would live to surf another day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 10, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822537972

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Insights on Diane Cardwell's Rockaway

Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had been surfing for about an hour when I noticed the current taking me to the left. I had always been able to handle myself in the ocean, but this current was stronger than I realized.

#2

I was now stuck outside the zone, far from shore. I wondered if I could make it back on my own. I saw images of sunburned survivors found in life rafts, old-style paintings of half-nude women, and headlines about teenagers who had fallen prey to rip tides.

#3

I was finally at the point in my life where I was ready to start a new chapter. I bought, not rented, this new life, and now I had to live it. I was determined to have a roll-with-the-swells surfer’s life.

#4

I was surfing at Teahupoo when I was hit by a wave that threw me off my board and into the water. I was completely soaked, but I survived the ordeal with no real harm done to me. I would live to surf another day.

Insights from Chapter 2

#1

I was a reporter for the New York Times, and I had been assigned to cover the city’s hospitality industry. I was planning to spend the summer following the annual exodus of restauranteurs, hoteliers, and other executives out of town. But I hadn’t yet found a specific story idea.

#2

I visited the Montauk bar, which was a popular spot for fishing vacations among Jones Beach lifeguards. The owner had told me that it was time to move on, and that money aside, it was simply time to change.

#3

I was always screwing up simple trips. I had learned to drive late, and some 15 years later I still couldn’t navigate well on my own. I was always missing a turnoff or heading the wrong way.

#4

I had never visited a surf beach before, and was amazed by the sight of surfers propelling themselves before mellow knee-high waves. I stood there for what must have been an hour, transfixed. My