I’ve just been passed a link about a new book that looks like a fantastic read by Amy Waeschle.
Amy is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in Surf Life for Women, the Seattle Times, and the Bellingham Herald. She writes for the Patagonia catalog and her short story, “Making Pie with Grandma,” was a finalist for the 2005 Zola Award. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband and daughter
In this, her first book, she describes her progression from nervous beginner to self-confident and skillful surfer, and how she learned to balance the rest of her life with her overwhelming surf lust.
Patagonia surf ambassador Mary Osborne writes about it: “A sense of freedom, overcoming fears, discovering new cultures, dealing with love, the exciting, unexplainable feeling of riding a wave – this is what Chasing Waves is all about.“
With a fresh voice and surf-saturated daydreams, this author celebrates the joys of traveling to feed an addiction. Amy Waeschle became a surf addict shortly after catching her first wave more than seven years ago. To her, surfing is more of a feeling than a sport, combining the mental quest for exploration with the physicality of riding a wave. Hunting down waves in remote corners of the world, from Morocco to Fiji to Canada, Waeschle has found unique and fascinating cultures that have changed her views and fostered her surfing mission.
Chasing Waves is her collection of interrelated stories based on these adventures and a chronicle of her evolution from nervous newbie to self-confident and skillful surfer.
Anyone who has ever longed for a daring diversion from day job and doldrums will connect with these tales of wanderlust, vagabonding, and riding the surf.
Looks pretty good, and if you follow this link you’ll be in for a chance to win a signed copy!
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