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Blogs / Stories / Surfing

Surfing: Finding the Perfect Spot

by Erik Olsen on Jan 12, 2005

Another great NPR piece on surfing.
Reporter Jesse Hardman follows a surfer down Mexico way to a remote part of the country in search of the ultimate
surfer’s quarry, a pristine, perfect beach known to surf pilgrims simply as “The Spot.”

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