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The Bearback Challenge

Posted on February 9, 2008 by hollybeck27

I remember thinking, “so this is what it would feel like to die of hypothermia.” I was surprised that I didn’t actually feel cold. I expected something along the lines of a full-body ice cream headache, a sudden crippling all-over … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 5, 2008 by hollybeck27

Everywhere I go I try to soak in the feeling of the place. I want to talk to the people, feel the sand, notice the difference in smell between an offshore wind and an onshore breeze, taste the food, drink … Continue reading →

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Diving with a Whale Shark!

Posted on October 8, 2007 by hollybeck27

Pro surfer, Alex Gray, pro wakeboarder Jeff McKee, and myself, hanging out on the boat in La Paz, Mexico. photo: Justin Lewis We were told it would look like a bus, an underwater bus steaming ahead at an average speed … Continue reading →

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Mutual Understanding In the Indian Ocean

Posted on September 18, 2007 by hollybeck27

My boyfriend Ryan is not a pro surfer. He’s a mechanical engineer, designing helicopters for Robinson Helicopter Company in Torrance, CA. He does surf of course, but since he spends 40+ hours a week locked down behind a computer screen, … Continue reading →

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Surf or Dive

Posted on June 15, 2007 by hollybeck27

photo: Ty Sawyer photo: Ty Sawyer Looking out the window on the descent from 30,000ft at the view of a smooth ocean without the usual thick reef cover of white wash, indicating wave action, I was overcome by a mixture … Continue reading →

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