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"Nobody wakes up thinking, ‘Today’s the day I drown.’ We all know bad things can happen. Better to be lucky than good, and sometimes, you just have to accept when you’ve met your match." — Dr. Mario Quiros, not specifically about Mikala Jones (pictured above), but not not about him either..

What’s Surfing Really Costing You?

An ER doc in the Mentawais and a dying breed of adventure pirate weigh in.

Words by Jack O'Neill Paterson
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