I spent this week with a rockin' all girl Venture Crew from Texas; crew 7701. They did the Iron Woman, which is half a week of cycling and half a week of paddling. Thursday, we paddled to Shackleford Banks for a night on the beach.
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Crew 7701 on Ocracoke
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Just a mile out of Cedar Island, Pat's tire literally popped.
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So I got on Wal-Mart in Morehead city on the phone(thank you Iphone and 3G!!) trying to find a new tire. He had a rental bike with odd sized tires, so he ended up riding with me some of the way back before switching out with another rider.
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After a long hard day of cycling 30 miles against a 23knot headwind!
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Storms on Wednesday kept us from cycling and kayaking, so we headed to the aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores. The jellyfish were mesmerizing.
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The pre-kayaking pep talk. Move your body like a belly dancer!
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Rebecca and Ivy at our lunch stop on Bird Island
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On Brown Island,Chrissy managed to use a scallop shell to catch this tiny fiddler crab, who posed for photos.
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Nicole gettin' her protein for the day.
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Our kayaks lined up on the sound side of Shackleford for the night
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What to do when you forget your bowl? Eat your dinner from a giant shell.
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The girls took advantage of the beautiful sunset for some sweet paddling shots.
Can we say Facebook photo!
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Banker Ponies! They say that long ago a Spanish galleon wrecked on the shores of Shackleford Banks, and the ponies that live there are the descendants of those marooned horses.
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The girls found a sea turtle skull on the beach.
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Playing in the waves
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Beach art at sunrise
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Suck it up and eat a steak!
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Put on your big girl panties and deal with it!
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Can we say Facebook photo!