Ben and Hallie - Free Surfboard and Wetsuit Essay Contest Entrant
Since Ben and Hallie have four boards already and they want some additional equipment to start giving surf lesson for profit, I just had to pass on their request. However, I think they already won the biggest prize of all, and that’s each other.
Three months ago i was on the east coast hitchhiking my was through the Adirondacks. the guy i was hitching with dropped me on the junction of 19 and 19N just out of Keysville. the sun was setting and it had been threatening to thunderstorm all day. i stood at that junction for an hour before it started to rain. with little light left in the sky, i began to walk up the road in hopes of finding a place to camp and get out of the rain. with my back to the road i heard the sound of wet tires on wet pavement. i turned to the dim headlights of an old VW van winding up the road. the van slowed as it approached and pulled off road just ahead of me. you should have seen that smile as i ran up through the rain. looking in through the open passenger window, i was pleased to find a young girl about my age wearing a cowboy hat and a white flowie shirt made from feathers. she stuck out her had as i got in, “hi, my name is Hallie.” she said she was heading to California and that she wanted to hit as many national parks as she could on the way there. turning around i saw her backpack not far from mine next to her surfboard in the back. we talked gear a bit and i then inquired what she was doing out in California. she said she went to school there in a little beach town called Santa Cruz and that she was looking to start up a surf school to help with the rent. Hallie and i traveled together all summer and now live together in Santa Cruz. we have four boards between us but no wet suits for students. we were hoping to find some before school started so we can post flyers up on campus. if you would be willing to donate your wetsuits and boards to us we would really appreciate it. thanks so much,
Ben and Hallie
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