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Chasing powder in the backcountry🤍 ・・・ Th Chasing powder in the backcountry🤍 ・・・ Thanks @alli_jaeger @nickjreilly for the epic adventure and awesome photos! #Repost @alli_jaeger
Whackos and shackos in Waco ✌️🌊🏄‍♀️ 📷 @jungle.thrills 🙏❤️ 🏄‍♀️ hand shaped by #thirdworldsurfboards 🤙 @rwurbina @thirdworldsurfco @junglewaterman @ricgons @robyteran @dzaragozag @benatart @chelusurfboards @ufoil4ever @dvddorazio @afreal @orazio.montesano @kterriberry
A few shots from El Sal last week 🏄‍♀️🤙🌊
Check out my rad new log designed by @thirdworldsu Check out my rad new log designed by @thirdworldsurfco and family! Including custom spirit animals ❤️🦅🐯🦋🐝🌱🐟 Thank you Kaia, Solei, Jason and Sonia for coming together on this project. Can’t wait to surf this at the #malibusurfingassociation contest next weekend 🏄‍♀️
Poked around in some holes and caught a few rockfi Poked around in some holes and caught a few rockfish today with @rwurbina 🤿
Found some good waves and some old friends in Mex Found some good waves and some old friends in Mex 🌊❤️🇲🇽 @esperanza.angelica @neverbeennomads 📷: @ernieblackphoto
It was a 007 kinda day 🔫 Shot two rockfish and It was a 007 kinda day 🔫 Shot two rockfish and my first ling with @rwurbina. Then a couple friends helped us eat them 🌮
Got my first custom surfboard from @noeboards almo Got my first custom surfboard from @noeboards almost 15 years ago, and took it all over the world. RIP Buck, thanks for getting me into some of the best waves of my life ❤️
Wrapping up the weekend 🐍 Wrapping up the weekend 🐍
When the tire on the rental car blows and there is When the tire on the rental car blows and there is no shoulder so you have to change it in the middle of highway 200 next to a dead animal carcass while giant trucks pass within inches of your rear view mirror. After you’ve gotten the car on the jack and the wheel off without getting killed, you realize that unlocking the spare tire is harder than mining bitcoin. The police stop to help, and after an hour of trying to unlock it, you huddle together with them over a phone googling “how to get a spare tire off a suburban” and watching YouTube videos, feeling lucky that on this particular occasion your breath doesn’t smell like margarita. When the spare tire is finally on, the car won’t start and the police jumpstart the dead battery. Finally, you drive away, the beer bottles from last night clanking on the floorboards. Ah, Mexico 🇲🇽
Today marks one month since I had surgery on my sh Today marks one month since I had surgery on my shoulder to address a labrum tear. I don’t know the mechanism of this injury, though I do remember acute pain starting 8 years ago, which has been kept at bay by chiropractic, and only surfaced occasionally up until last fall when it got so bad I couldn’t sleep. My doctor recommended physical therapy, but a gut feeling that something was really wrong prompted me to argue for an MRI…even after my initial request was denied. Indeed, the MRI revealed that I not only had a torn labrum, but also a cyst on the supraspinatus nerve causing atrophy of my rotator cuff. Having only just recovered from knee surgery, the prospect of facing another major procedure was devastating. However, there was no other option: physical therapy couldn’t fix this. On January 28, I got five new scars. My orthopedic surgeon said my labrum was “completely shredded,” and no longer able to support the bicep muscle, which had to be reattached to my humerus bone. What this meant: 1 month of not using my dominant hand, 4-6 months of not surfing, another snow season cut short. I’m 38 years old, and sometimes it feels like the wheels are falling off this body of mine. I asked my surgeon whether it’s time to stop doing the things I love to do, now that he’s fixed two knees and a shoulder on my battered bag of bones. “I don’t think so,” he said after thoughtful consideration. “It’s your body, you get to choose..” He paused, searching for the right words, but I found them first. “How I want to spend it.”
Hiking the Kalalau trail at sunrise, surfing big H Hiking the Kalalau trail at sunrise, surfing big Hanalei, mochi, poke, shave ice, waterfalls, friends, sisterhood, nature, beach time, geckos, roosters, cannons, tunnels) and more tunnels!!!)…these are a few of my favorites things ❤️🌈🏄‍♀️🌴🌄🌊🦎🐓🍧🐠 📷: @katherinesingson @breannstarrlove
Mahalo to @katherinesingson for hosting me and @br Mahalo to @katherinesingson for hosting me and @breannstarrlove in Kauai over the past two weeks. The weather was perfect, the waves were pumping, and the company was amazing👌💚🌺🌈
When riding big boards it’s important to pick a When riding big boards it’s important to pick a line and commit to it. Last minute changes, second guessing, and muscling the board around are all bad strategies. A big board has its own momentum, it works best if you go with it and trust. I love that surfing is an endless learning process, and I especially love days like today when it all comes together! Thanks @surf_snow_repeat for lending me the board @shawndollar for the board bag @katherinesingson for the invite and @breannstarrlove for being my #hawaiihusband 🌊
Fun splitboarding adventure to kick off 2022! Fun splitboarding adventure to kick off 2022!
Epic girls’ day with @alli_jaeger🏂❄️ This Epic girls’ day with @alli_jaeger🏂❄️ This line has been on my bucket list for years and some seasons it’s not even rideable. Today we dropped it 3 times, finishing off with a sunset session💖
Seems like sendy season ❄️🏂 Who’s getting Seems like sendy season ❄️🏂 Who’s getting after it? 📷: @terrywayphoto
When the wind report says it’s onshore and you d When the wind report says it’s onshore and you don’t have cell reception to tell your friends it’s not 🤷‍♀️ PM me if you were out there yesterday and want to see more photos! 📷: @thomasm650
Birthday road trip to Oregon last weekend with @rw Birthday road trip to Oregon last weekend with @rwurbina🌲 Boards packed: 9 🚐 Boards surfed: 2 🏄‍♀️ Lakes surfed: 1 😅 Bucket list left point breaks scored: 1 🌊 Miles hiked: 13 🥾 Overall trip rating: 💯 Sometimes the best things can’t be measured 😉
Room for rent near Pleasure Point! 2BR/1.5BA townh Room for rent near Pleasure Point! 2BR/1.5BA townhouse within walking/biking distance of the beach. 10x12.5 unfurnished bedroom with large closet, windows, new blinds and carpet. Shared bathroom with two sinks, shower and tub. Open kitchen/living room with vaulted ceilings, skylights, and fireplace. New washer/dryer. Looking for one person with steady income and no pets who enjoys maintaining a clean living space. PM me for details and pricing!
Happy to be home 😎💚💛 ・・・ #Repost @ Happy to be home 😎💚💛 ・・・ #Repost @sailing314 📸: @sailing314 #surfergirl #cold #water #surf #delight
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