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Dates: during 2006-2006
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...free spirit and quite the pilgrim for most of her life, Shell Biles settled in Gerringong six years ago. She was looking for a place that wasn't as hot as Darwin or as cold as Launceston, and no way could she cope in a metropolis like Sydney. One thing she liked about Gerringong was that, at the time, none of the big fast-food chains had a presence here. Those kinds of outlets . . . well, they're just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Water World Of Her Own | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

...More than a lot of people, Biles is in tune with "what's me and what isn't." Take competing, for example. Though she took it up only when she came to Gerringong, she's now devoted to surfing. And she's good at it. Other beachgoers say she's probably the best female surfer in town; certainly the keenest. But when friends urge her to enter competitions, she just shakes her head. "Competition isn't me," she says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Water World Of Her Own | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

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