Welcome!

     Welcome to Be The Wind, your one stop shop for all things adventure sports! If your like me and love to travel, surf, hike, kayak, rock climb and everything in between your going to love this blog. each week I'll bring you insider news from the action sports world, as well as tips, trick, and personal anecdotes from my own life as an adrenaline junky.
     To start things off, Ill tell you a little about me. My name is Lauren Patton, I currently split my time between Orlando Florida, and New Smyrna Beach Florida where I am an avid surfer and work for a small Surfing / Water Sports company.  I love what I do here, but my true passion in life is traveling. I caught the travel bug at a very young age when I was blessed enough to be able to travel the world with my family. I was able to explore beautiful places throughout South America, Northern Europe, China, and the UK just to name a few.  But in
2011 I decided to move half way around the world to New Zealand for two years. There I had some of the best times of my life and I realized there how much of a true adrenaline junky I really am. (With the worlds best extreme sports in your back yard its hard not to be.) I participated in two week long hikes, climbed active volcanos, mountain biked, sky dived, Zorbed, kayaked in the most beautiful place on earth, and of coarse surfed.

     I would love to share these experiences with you, along with many more! I also hope you share some of your own experiences with me as well! Every Friday I will post a fans story for fan Friday, so please submit your own wild and crazy adventures you have had. Hold on tight this is going to be an exciting journey! and remember, Adventure is out there!