Thursday, August 7, 2008

Vision is highly over-rated; this girl is awesome!

Lupita Salazar, 12, stood at the water's edge Wednesday in Manhattan Beach, flinching as cold waves lapped at her ankles.Blind since birth, the slim girl wore a colorful swimsuit with a rhinestone flower applique. She was among the first in her group of 13 students from the Braille Institute in Los Angeles willing to give surfing a try.Troy Campbell, a surfing instructor, guided Lupita's hands