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The Grom in El Salvador

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We have a rotating “grom” post with Surf With Amigas. First there was Nadia, now we have Holly Bendall. A feral 20 year old British former pro BMX rider who has a very cute accent and likes to quietly suggest directions to Amigas, as in “outside” and “paddow!”

 

During her second week working with us, she did an awkward duckdive directly underneath an Amiga dropping in and ended up with a severe fin gash across the back of her heel. Good thing she is such a tough chick. While sitting out of the water, she shot photos of the girls and kept up a positive attitude.

Check out her edit from her trip to El Salvador.

Town Run (and Surfing) in El Tunco

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On the last day of the retreat we walked into town, did some shopping, got smoothies, and of course also went surfing! There were some muddy toes, but it was all part of the adventure. Would you try to get through it cleanly or embrace it and feel the between-toe squish?

Amigas in El Salvador Part 2

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A few days into their retreat, the Amigas started really getting comfortable with the waves and were totally charging. They’d look at the footage and couldn’t believe the size of the waves they were able to ride. Trust Ako when she tells you, you could do it too!

Amigas Charge Big Waves at Sunzal

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On day two of the retreat the girls pushed themselves into bigger waves than they had thought possible. Think you couldn’t handle waves like this? Neither did these girls until they showed up, and with the help of the Surf With Amigas staff, they were able to charge!

Overcoming Fear and Feeling Safe with Surf With Amigas

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Continuing our theme of highlighting ladies who overcome fear, this is the story of Debbie Teng.

Debbie Teng is a classic character with a big laugh and an awesome attitude. She came on her second retreat with Surf With Amigas to El Salvador and paddled to the outside for the first time. Despite big waves and a lot of fear, she overcame and caught her first green waves which left her feeling totally empowered, like she could conquer anything! If you have a great attitude, willingness to go for it, and trust in our instructors, we will help you achieve your dreams!

Shortboarders Score in El Salvador

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When I first started Surf With Amigas, I had envisioned a place where girls that already knew how to surf could come and improve their skills. In reality we end up doing a lot of surf lessons for beginners, which is fun too. This trip to El Salvador had the most shredding shortboarders we’ve ever assembled which was amazing! Check them out shredding it up at a variety of spots in El Salvador.

We are headed back to these spots in October! Come shred with us!

 

Dancing and Shredding in El Salvador

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Introducing a new dance move called “the pelican swat” in between super fun waves at Sunzal, the girls from Amigas Surf and Yoga Retreats are always having a good time!

The “pelican swat” dance move originated when Holly was teasing Nadia about her tendency to arm flail. Holly happens to have unusually long arms (the better to carry your longboard for you!) and suggested that if she flailed like Nadia she’d end up swatting pelicans left and right. And just like that, a new dance move was born!

We’re doing retreats at this location in October! Come play! See the Schedule for details!