Part 2 of our late November highlight reel. Hear from the ladies why they loved their Surf With Amigas retreat and why they want to come back! Plus check out all the action…
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Tag: surfing
Late November Highlights Part 1
I know, I know, it’s December already and we’re still posting about November adventures. The thing is that living on the beach in North Nicaragua means a breezy barefoot lifestyle connected to stone age internet. 4 days after initiating the youtube upload, the video is finally ready to view! Enjoy!!!
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Bucket List Activities – Volcano Boarding and Galloping on the Beach
Just a taste of some of the awesome retreat activities you’ll get to experience on a Surf With Amigas retreat. Horseback riding and volcano boarding – definitely bucket list items! Come play!
Interview Series – Alli Learns to Surrender
Alli is a marathon runner from Chicago who had essentially zero previous surfing experience when she joined us on a retreat in July. On the last afternoon of the retreat we pulled her aside and asked a few questions about her experience.
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Join the Amigas in El Salvador in October
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Every year in October we pack up our surfboards and head to El Salvador for two weeks of shredding at the amazing, super long, super fun wave of Sunzal. Check out this video for a quick little tour of the spot we’ll stay, the wave we’ll surf, and some of the other activities. Join the Amigas in El Salvador to improve your surfing, ride super long waves, do yoga, and adventure!
More info is available here: El Salvador Retreat Info
This year’s dates:
October 18-25 2014
October 26 – November 2 2014
email [email protected] for booking info….
Jamie Came to Improve Her Surfing – Success!
Jamie has been surfing a few years in the Los Angeles area without any formal coaching, just going surfing with her friends. Some of those friends had visited Surf With Amigas the year before and greatly improved their surfing, so Jamie came down hoping to do the same. After a few days she realized that the issues she was having didn’t have a lot to do with skill necessarily but were mental blocks. With the help of the Amigas instructors (both surf and yoga) she was able to overcome and scored the best wave of her life, riding all the way to the beach with mindfulness and control, on the last day of the retreat. Here’s Jamie’s story.
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Summer Salad
Check out this sweet little movie by Hayley Gordon showing some rad chicks shredding on surfboards and skateboards and generally wrecking havoc on the streets of Oceanside, CA. Just a little something to fire you up to shred this weekend!
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Holly Demonstrates Backside Tube Riding
The backside tube ride is a particularly difficult maneuver requiring strength, flexibility, and fearlessness. When well executed there are few greater feelings. When poorly executed you can count on a sore neck! Here Holly demonstrates the proper technique for a clean backside tube ride complete with huge smile and dance at the end.
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One Wave, One Turn, Holly Beck on a Rusty Dwart
This was my first ever session on what became one of my favorite surfboards – the Rusty Dwart. It’s still one of the funnest boards I’ve ever ridden. Flashback courtesy of JettyGirl.com
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Beautiful Longboarding and Country Music
If you like the music of The Everly Brothers and Norah Jones, or you just like watching stylish longboarding by Kassia Meador, check out this music video for the song “Kentucky” – a cover of an Everly Brother’s song by Norah Jones and the lead singer of Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong.
Yeah, I don’t know why they chose surfing imagery for a song called “Kentucky” either, but it’s a great song with some beautiful footage.
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