summer combo

i have just crossed off another thing on my "wild woman list of things to do":  stand-up paddle boarding!  it's similar to kayaking but with crazy yoga balance and the closest i'll ever come to walking on water.  our teacher was lexie hallahan, director and owner of northwest women's surf camps on the oregon coast (www.nwwomenssurfcamps.com).  it's a nice warm-up for surfing, methinks, which looks much, much more challenging!  for now, i live vicariously through books like the one by ben marcus, "surfing:  an illustrated history of the coolest sport of all time".

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