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gyppielou Nov 21st, 2003 03:19 PM

Bethany ROCKS!!!!!
 
You go girl!!!! I am heading to Kaui real soon, and I go with NO FEAR!!!! If I meet your shark I will kick it in the cojones!!! You inspire us all. Can't wait to trike!!!

gyppielou Nov 21st, 2003 03:48 PM

all you hawaii posters, check this wonderful young woman out on 20/20 tonight, or check out bethanyhamilton.com and then click on the pics of this wonderful girl/surfer chick....she makes us girls proud to be girls

gyppielou Nov 22nd, 2003 01:39 PM

recorded the 20/20 show, guess your friends found that damn shark!!! I've wanted to take a surfing lesson, perhaps dear Bethany, if we meet you'll consider taking on students!! I'm heading to your neighborhood real soon! Hope our paths cross!!

gyppielou Dec 30th, 2003 07:24 PM

Our paths crossed and this fearless girl is doing the one armed surf! Saw her catch a couple dozen waves at Hanalei...uses her foot to paddle...amazing!!! Her spirit has much to teach all of us!

bogart Dec 31st, 2003 11:15 AM

aloha gyppielou!

I've seen pics of her surfing since the attack but that's amazing you saw the real thing! wow

So did you take that lesson? I stood up on my first wave in Hanalei Bay last May and now I'm planning a trip back to Hawaii for more surfing thrills. Be warned, it's highly addictive!




gyppielou Jan 2nd, 2004 10:40 AM

Bogart, don't bogart that wave! Sooo wonderful to have someone respond to this old post. Never caught a wave, we were hanging as it was the calmest water and pretty busy, and a Sunday - didn't want to be a tourist in other peoples waves - well just as we were making our way to the car - I nearly walked right into darling Bethany as she told her mom she was all set and didn't need help, she and a friend went to the end of the peir and jumped in. We followed and hung with locals watching her and everyone and cheering them all on. We loved watching a guy and his dog surf. What is amazing is that we watched a girl surfing and hanging with her friends, having fun, and doing the best she could, under the circumstance. What I saw was a young woman comfortable in her skin, just on month after losing an arm.....AMAZING!!!!


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