An Update from Holly Beck!

The words of Holly Beck herself...

Surfing with Stitches: It took me about two months to recover from that volcano boarding injury. I ended up breaking my 4th metatarsal and severely spraining my ankle. I hopped everywhere for two weeks, then finally found some crutches in town, then got a walking boot from a nurse that operates a non-profit in Nicaragua. On my third day back in the water I was teaching a surf lesson and got nailed in the back of the head by my student's longboard which hit me so hard it split my scalp open and I needed 6 stitches to close it back up. 4 days later I simply couldn't sit on the beach any longer. I strapped on an ankle brace, covered my stitches in a swimcap, and paddled out for a few blissful waves first on the same longboard that hit me in the head, then my boyfriend's 5'8 Dwart. A friend filmed the session which can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AyV5ManyA

Ecuador Surf Clips: One of the plus sides to being injured is having plenty of time to get computer work done. Internet access in Nicaragua is nearly impossible, but that means fewer distractions from video editing. See these two clips from my recent Sector 9 girls' trip to Ecuador.
Holly Ecuador Montage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8weMFBLNL_Y
Holly Loves Hollow Waves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_0aS703BU&feature=related

Suave Dulce - Surf with Holly Beck: My friend Morgan Hoesterey came on a retreat and put together this little highlight video. It's awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHG_6lDNl4o

check out her sites:

http://www.hollybeckadventures.com
http://www.surfwithhollybeck.com
http://www.facebook.com/hollybeckadventures

Holly Beck Update- China, Fiji and More

Holly Beck may be the busiest woman in all of the surfing world. She sent us this little update a few minutes before getting on a place to go back to China (yes China) for the second time in a month. You can always stay current with Holly on her Facebook Page and her Blog.

Happy Friday!
It is an incredibly happy Friday for me as I am off to China tonight! I only returned from my previous Chinese adventure a couple weeks ago, but it's time for round 2 and I'm very excited to head over and participate in the Surf Festival that I helped organize. For info on the event go
to Surf Festival Announced in Hainan at www.surfersvillage.com/surfing/48992/surf-news.htm

Surfline will be running a feature on our most recent trip - where we scored an unbelievably good beach break session - soon, so I haven't posted a photo and text blog yet, BUT, there is a fun little video with some lifestyle and surfing highlights on my new blog, here:
Blog post with video from my most recent trip Hainan
http://hollybeckadventures.wordpress.com/2010/10/22/team-surfexplore-in-hainan-china-video/

After China I'll be heading to Las Vegas for a dive industry trade show and the premiere of the dive and surf documentary we were filming in Fiji in June. You can check out the trailer here:
Drop Zone Fiji Trailer
http://tv.bodyglove.com/tv/116/index.php?mid=34415

Straight from Vegas, I hop a plane to Nicaragua to host a group of ladies on a surf adventure. Here's a really epic video by Scott Smith showing the Body Glove trip to Nicaragua last spring.
Body Glove in Central America
http://tv.bodyglove.com/tv/116/index.php?mid=32350

Enjoy your weekend and see below for a photo of the beach I'm excited to surf again in china!
: )
Holly