Vast Lives Ep 43: Bernie Shelly
Bernie Shelly is no stranger to the South African surfing community. Bernie has been surfing for half a century. 5O years of wave riding, while navigating family life, motherhood whilst majoring in psychology at Cape Town university. Bernie and Steve discuss what it was like in those early days, when surfing was relatively new in South Africa. Bernie goes on to relate stories of old and her close knit community with South African surfing legend John Whitmore. She also relates to her becoming a journalist and sacrificing surfing to raise her children. The conversation centers itself around the female surfing community and the challenges which accompanied the then very male dominated sport. Bernie's ability to take on varying roles throughout her life is testimony to her spirited approach to life. Over the years she has been a major inspiration to many up and coming female surfers from her hometown of Cape Town.
Join us for a heartwarming surfing heritage story from the deep South in Cape Town.
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