i love stories like these💛✨ Posted @withrepost • @californialocos Jack O’Neill began body surfing in the late 1930s and was a Navy pilot during WWII. In 1949, he moved to San Francisco to attend SF State University. In 1952, he founded the O’Neill brand while opening one of California’s first surf shops in a garage on the Greay Highway in SF, close to his favorite bodysurfing break at the time. O’Neill popularized the neoprene wetsuit, creating an endless summer for surfers around the world. By 1960, he was laminating an elastic nylon jersey lining to the neoprene foam to prevent it from tearing and to make it easier to put on. O’Neill made his first full-length model within a decade. His technical innovations and marketing acumen transformed his business from a humble store into the international leader in wetsuit sales. In 1996, O’Neill established O’Neill Sea Odyssey, a marine and enviornmental education program that provides students with hands-on lessons in marine biology and that teaches the relationship between the oceans and the environment. It has hosted about 100,000 children since it started. An avid outdoorsman, O’Neill was also an aviator and a hot-air balloonist and invented a sailing craft that could travel over sand on wheels. In 2002, O’Neill received an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, which he accepted wearing a tuxedo and flip-flops. — @oneillusa #CaliforniaLocos https://www.instagram.com/p/CinHA1mKFGYTMnB42VajmUDhWEGbBXO76G4xLU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

so lovely to see you my @kevinellisthegreatestshowman • thank you for making my birthday so special at @spcakloofandhighway with my little table of magic • the #lemonmeringue hit the sweet spot • what a delightful little market vibe there • bought some nice pieces in the vintage shop • #theteagarden #hiddentreadures #nunu #aladdinscave 💫✨ https://www.instagram.com/p/CgZ-EskKnjiEOankmwUC3hIXWjz-SGDIxpAGsQ0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

because trust me, they sure as hell aren’t doing it for you • self preservation☑️ • exit stage right➡️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CfPpZHOKn6Ccm4FhUnlXMfuSkd4uvpo7TmXDOk0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

sunsets🌅 with @ingrid_staples @daryl_staples @dane_staples @dom_phillips @j_o_r_d_y_s https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce_5KafKq5mrKHQV69KHwwCQzxb4mRBLMUyZc00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#gaslighting • good to know📝 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_02b2KSrlgnqwU4YjQ3MzfNsO3muV4oV3JeE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

when you spot your son-in-law in the ad • #weddingvibes 🤍 Posted @withregram • @mozambeatmotel ⁣Tofo is one of those places you come to and never want to leave! Have you booked your flight yet? ✈️🌴☀⠀ ⠀ #mozambique #mocambique #tofo #travelreels #mozambeatmotel #travel #tropicalparadise https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce_sVrOKHIui7FBzZxcWsmGRzFnrNj0Op4zBRg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#quote #qtd • @wordporm is on a roll tonight💥 Posted @withregram • @wordporm Manipulation is... https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce_sAffKqHMHl9vJlzwKqkgGgizSXniSgkRAtg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

little island boy🏝💙🐻 https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce-YOOcqml9L5Dj3af15cVpRU2cT4WBHKwmVj00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

this was a beautiful experience yesterday surrounded by those i love the most • little knoxi the island boy surrounded by all his grandparents & seeing a live seahorse for the first time • pig island is just amazing • an inhabitants of 900 people • the chief was born there in 1949 & has 2 wives, 8 children & 22 grandchildren • if you have the patience to watch one of my somewhat long clips, you will see him come to the table & tell his story while going around & asking each person their name • they have a school, hospital & churches on the island, one methodist & one catholic • you see the school & how basic it is, but these children are happy, the people are happy • i cannot believe the age of the chief • thank you to his people for providing the beautiful meal we had, all caught in their ocean, & to paulo & augusto who took us on this incredible adventure • if you ever visit mozambique, i will give you paulo’s number • truly special young men • thank you everyone for an incredible adventure • @ingrid_staples @daryl_staples @dane_staples @dom_phillips @j_o_r_d_y_s & my bear✨💫 https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce-WN4EK9gmRYs8YOLJhvdv5eYK7bPqeRu6bVg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

one love❤️💛💚 https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce-TD2FKNrNUI3q1eTWoj4lI_PXCehArGZbtFM0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#quote #qtd • note to self📝 Posted @withregram • @wordporm https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9apZgK_KyehFkMqnEUZ1aWdz3xBpKLX81pmE0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

i ❤️ africa https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce9U2QHKUtP623XTT2T5XVn2FqSNM4ZtlW976Y0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

shell hunting🐚🤍 https://www.instagram.com/tv/Ce9PdtMquPFMVRorW7R8UWHjr0jwETOyFqg_K00/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

mozambique🤿 (at Barra Beach) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9PVPxqm8eq0Ovu4jCW3BsNRKWh0wC6DE-Juc0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Our handsome Abner playing nurse for a day • #setlife #lightscameraaction #talent #character #artist #TV #commercial 🖤 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce9CieuqvDz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

in a nutshell🥜🌰 Posted @withregram • @simplyspoonie https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce61CzDKslsVNov-1qE-VztiMiVUrJlyONLRLA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

in a nutshell 🌰🥜 https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce60m02KXPdGwGoNHNIFT2RZwAs89JnXO1fPe80/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=