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There’s nothing like galloping at full speed down the beach at sunset after a morning spent trying to catch the wave of your life. Think you wouldn’t be able to fully gallop down the beach on a horse? You’re wrong! Believe in yourself and you can do it! Just watch these ladies…
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Drop a jalapeno rum shot into a glass of club soda then drink it down. Hike to the top of an active volcano, put on an orange jumpsuit, and boogie it up before sliding down. Paddle out to super cute overhead waves, admire the pelicans, paddle in, and charge down!
This is how we do it! It’s not just about surfing, it’s about enjoying every minute with a new set of awesome Amigas!
We love El Salvador for it’s warm water, friendly people, and long right point breaks. We have two retreats on the schedule now for late October at the world class wave called Las Flores. October is still a great time for surf, but a slower time for surf travel which is why we schedule retreats during that time – to avoid the peak season crowds. But, we often get ladies wanting to travel in August. What to do?
Recently one of our yoga teachers took her honeymoon to El Salvador and emailed us raving about an awesome spot with WAY fewer people, great waves, and a really cool place to stay. I took note. A few weeks later I met some guys out surfing who also mentioned the same place and confirmed everything our yoga teacher had reported.
Thus, I introduce to you a brand new retreat location in Central El Salvador. Since I haven’t been there, this will be somewhat of an exploratory trip. For that reason, we’re taking $100 off the normal El Salvador retreat price. Come explore with Jackie, Nikki, and I on our first adventure to a brand new spot!
July 27 – August 3 2013
$1600 covers everything but your flight into San Salvador (and alcohol).
You will be part of a carefully selected group of Amigas chosen to experience a brand new location with three great waves right out front of the place we’ll stay. For questions and more info: [email protected]
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Sometimes we allow guys to come and Surf With Amigas. This time we got a trio of super cool guys from LA who wanted to improve their surfing. It created a totally different energy. Thinking about coming on a retreat yourself? Here’s what these guys had to say!
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Julia is an 8th grader at a Montessori school in South Carolina that requires each student to participate in a week-long internship program. Julia got to come down and spend a week surfing with Amigas, learning about waves, culture, giving back, and having a good time. She was shredding every single day and loved every minute of it!
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Jackey Mars is a surfer, singer, songwriter living in San Diego CA who came down to Surf With Amigas and totally rocked it on all fronts. She got a bunch of good waves, even after getting pounded by big sets and taking her fin to her face! She handled rum shots on her birthday, glided down a volcano, and galloped down the beach on horseback. She also jammed for us a song that she wrote that I think every surfer girl can relate to!
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Conde Nast Traveller calls the Philippines one of the destinations to watch in 2013:
“For travellers willing to go the extra thousand miles for a deserted beach, the Philippines has around 7,000 of the most heavenly islands in the world. It’s still not the most obvious beach-holiday destination, but it soon will be.”
We like to focus on going to more out of the way places with serious “WOW” factors. The Philippines is one of those places. Getting to different areas of the country is no issue either, as Travelfoot will show you. We have two retreats in April and they are both filling up, but there are still a few spots remaining!
Check out the main Philippines page for more info and email [email protected] with questions!
At the end of retreats, we usually pick a few ladies and ask them their favorite experience of the week. Was it the surfing, the horseback riding, the opportunity to share awesome adventures with new like-minded friends? Of course it’s usually all of those things, but this week Kara summed it up in a way that I hadn’t imagined, but really like. She said, “Every day there’s an opportunity to overcome fear.”
A lot of ladies come down with a fear of the ocean, horseback riding, or volcano boarding, but with the support of eachother and the staff at Surf With Amigas you end up feeling totally empowered, bad ass, and like you can do anything! That’s our goal!
We are on day 4 of a Northern Nicaragua retreat and the ladies are shredding! Here are a few freeze frames from the daily video reels. Notice all levels, 100% enjoyment.
We found this video of Meghan Currie performing a gorgeous yoga sequence on the beach in front of where we will be hosting a retreat June 1-8 in Southern Nicaragua!
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I wish i could push up into a handstand like that – note to self, practice!
