This 70-year-old Cape Town granny is no ordinary surfer!

[@Bob_Morrow]

THAN K YOU! Looking at 70 in a few months... two surf boards in the barn five heart surgeries under my belt and ten good summers to go. Your words are just the kick in the ass I need to recapture enough strength to get outside once again and enjoy the waves!

[@SabraKay]

Yes! Just surfed for the first time at 50 and I'm so excited. Why did I wait? Doesn't matter because I finally did it!

[@damsel72]

Absolutely love this woman’s perspective. Who cares what people think-this seems to hold so many of us back from enjoying life and being able to test ourselves. Rock on lady❤

[@billdux3271]

I grew up in Hawai’i, and surfed most of my life. Then I got married, and worked, and the ocean just went by wayside. Like all of you, I turn 70 in a couple of months, and starting to train. So mahalo Mrs. Shelly for the inspiration. You go girl. 😊

[@rdcruiser4396]

Que gran inspiración es oir a esta dama .Tengo 56 años y comencé con el Bodyboard a los 49 y hace 3,empecé con el surf en mi tabla de 8 pies. Mis respetos y saludos desde Chile.🤘🇨🇱

[@FluffyAlpaca81]

This is very inspiring

[@Atlanticmoonsnail]

Go for it. I'm 71 and still riding a 6'0".

[@Anth230]

Peter Cole I'm 90 and still going strong.

[@MsIthinkthereforeIam]

@@Anth230 Your ageist humour is truly inspiring 😂 Your HQ even more

[@Atlanticmoonsnail]

@Edward Molina Jr I'm Peter Cole from SF, Santa Cruz ( Cowell's 1962), Bolinas and Pacifica and now Oceanside not the older Socal to Hawaiian Sunset charger from the 1940's - 50's to present day.

[@Mannsy83]

That's impressive

[@artsline604]

I love her.

[@donsurdej7824]

Bless you girl so inspiring

[@zoharhalfon4105]

Power to you Mrs. Shelly I wish we had more people like you in this world especially with your outlook and views on life - flowing love to you!

[@dipologtom8261]

GREAT...... Started in 66...still going...

[@jennybosman7360]

Just Fantastic

[@clarkewi]

She still looks so healthy. Shows how great surfing is

[@WhyarewehereNow]

Yes!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 such an inspiraron! I live to surf and plan to surf till I die lol.

[@celestekaminska2766]

Great mind, thanks for sharing!

[@MisterstereoOso]

English observer: as a 75 year old ( reasonably healthy ) but stuck in a rut I was wondering if it’s pheasible to get back in the water after 50 years of not surfing, So…I searched for oldest surfer & this lovely lady appeared in my feed ! 🙏 Nuff said… here we go !! 🏄 Many thanks to the luvverly lady 😊

[@surferbois]

go for it! all the best :)

[@mackakiwinz4353]

Great lady and words of wisdom you will have 20 more summers of surfing at least with your great attitude 🤙

[@freddiebowers1125]

So inspirational 🙏

[@tonymartino7892]

The draw of the ocean. Honored to share that with you.

[@MsIthinkthereforeIam]

You BERNIE SHELLY are smart, super fit, competent and uplifting. Our patriarchal world badly needs free, progressive minds like yours, thank you! Truly inspiring😊. Speaking of sexism and ageism ... just look at the title...Cape Town "Granny" .... Although she's a super fit surfer she is DEFINED by being a "granny". How ageist, sexist and small are youmagtv "minds" are? VERY.

[@JONNYHOTROD]

You go girl!!

[@SheenaPhillips-w1r]

Cape Town surfers are hard as nails, must be the amount of white pointers they share the line up with.

[@deanmroberts4335]

Love and kisses

[@gopi6003]

An inspiration to me

[@i-independence5601]

An age is just a number indeed!

[@luc-alaindehaes3548]

respect GIRL ! ;)

[@r.c.salyer3652]

Hey Grannie: Just take "Curcurma with a little black pepper" daily, along with 2-3 tablespoons of coconut oil and none of those age related brain problems won't even happen - don't even have to worry about them! From a 76 year old Surfer retired in Mexico.

[@Viv8ldi]

❤️

[@commentoria]

I think you mean nearly 50 years later.

[@kulltallas]

Very motívate speech but we didn’t have seen surfing.

[@RodneyHaltom]

where is the footage of her actually riding waves?

[@thriverprivate3383]

Nice except “Attitude is everything” cause you saying those who were “Struck” with horrible things had bad attitudes?

[@Sammy_Francis]

Amazing how you twisted her words ….. obviously she didn’t mean that 😠