Agatha Christie loved surfing

One of the fun facts about Agatha Christie is that she loves to surf. The Christies family traveled the globe in 1922 to promote the British Empire Exhibition under the direction of Major Ernest Belcher. In ten months, they visited South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada after leaving their daughter with Agatha's mother and sister.

Agatha Christie's early years are rarely captured in photographs, but there is evidence that she was a very stylish teenager at the time. In 1922, Christie's joined the world tour for the British Empire Exhibition, led by Major Ernest Belcher. In 10 months, they traveled to South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. They learned to surf in South Africa, and their surfing skills improved as a result of their long trip. Experts claim that the famous crime writer is only the second British person to ever stand on a surfboard. Since everyone wanted to know, Prince Edward was the first.

When they returned to England, Christie continued to work hard at writing. After living in a series of flats in London, the couple bought a house in Sunningdale, Berkshire, which they renamed Styles after the mansion in Christie's first detective novel.