Amiro co-owns One Life Surf School (onelifesurf.com), which started in order
to instruct women on wave riding, but has branched into such fields as
environmental workshops, leadership training and even surf instruction
for guys. This Lawrencetown Beach resident is also an actor—she
starred in Eva Madden’s award-winning Eastern Shore short—a
certified stunt person and a unicyclist. In last year’s Hot Summer
Guide, we reported on her participation in a unicycle race across Nova
Scotia, although she hasn’t been up on the cycle in a while as she is
expecting a baby in October.
The Coast: Can you surf while pregrant?
Beth Amiro: I’m still surfing, but it won’t be long before
it’s too painful. And I’m really not very good at balancing right
now.
TC: What are your favourite things to here in the
summertime?
BA: Where to begin? I guess swimming. You can do it anywhere,
whether it’s a lake just outside of Halifax that you can get to by bus
or many of the beaches. The water’s finally warm.
TC: We’re going to assume that as a surfer your tolerance for
cold is higher than ours.
BA: Genuinely swimming without a wetsuit, it’s the same as
you. Although we’ve been known to get in our wetsuits and go into the
lakes when they’re colder, which is pretty nice.
TC: Do you have a favourite lake in town?
BA: I love Teabag Lake, I think it’s called Purcell’s Pond,
that’s my favourite.
TC: What else are you looking forward to?
BA: The Luau and the Women’s Surf Jam that happens every
year. It’s August 8. Last year we built a tiki hut and had
mud-wrestling. It’s really fun. I spend a lot of time in Chester,
that’s where my parents are. There’s so much to do there in August,
with sailing and Race Week.
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This article appears in Jun 18-24, 2009.