I was once in Costa Rica and after trying to surf for nearly 4 hours, killing my body, I took up a boogie board. I ended up laying on it and relaxing far from shore. After 10-15 mins I looked up and I was a good half a mile from shore.

I was already dead tired and I had to swim all the way in against many waves pulling me out. My body was in full panic, I prayed to the ocean for help and I swear I caught two huge waves in a row pulling me all the way up to the beach. In the fact the last wave pulled me so far I ended up near people sun bathing.