The wave caught me as I turned to face it and it was too late. The wave hit me head on then I lost my sense of direction. I felt sandy bottom and regained my direction and quickly swam upwards.
way too many 'and's... not good writing, though only two grammatical errors... 2 sentences stuck together... either separate them, or rewrite to make sense as one... makes no sense without an article ['a' or 'the']... better would be: hope that helps... love and hugs, maia
just using 'but' would not have done much good, the way you had all the rest worded... but yes, the conjunction is a handy item for tying two related things together in a sentence...
