`` i have to make sure no one else is at risk . '' something about keeping in touch with the folks back home . i try and pray to hold mine back-to be strong for him . i would think we would be able to cruise through the ocean much quicker and easier but we are no match for them . when my girls were small we 'd take them in on sunny days - teach them to swim . ' they were made of stacks of bales of hay covered with cloths that showed rings of red , blue and white . 