Cawabunga
Location: Bali, Indonesia
This morning we woke up at 7 am, had a quick breakfast on the boat, then went to shore and took a bus to a beach about 30 minutes away. Some students chose a one-on-one surfing lesson, and others with prior surfing skills chose to go surfing on their own. I personally have never been surfing before, so I chose to do a one-on-one lesson. The instructors started with us on the beach, learning and practicing how to get up onto your board before we actually went into the water. My first few waves, I could hardly get up onto my board; however, on maybe my fourth try, I was able to stand up, even if only for a few seconds. However, by the end of the session, most of the other students and I were able to ride a wave, mostly, if not all, the way into shore. One of my favorite waves was a party wave with Josie, where our boards hit each other, but we still stayed up and rode it. After an hour of surfing, our lesson ended, and we got a chance to shower on the beach and then had a few hours of shore time. The students who needed to extend their visas went to the office to do that, while others like me chose to take the time to go shopping and eat. I personally went to the mall and markets around Bali to go shopping and get a lot of snacks to have for the last few days on Argo. We got back to Argo at around 5 pm and got started on dinner. Dinner was amazing and cooked by Cornelia; it was fajitas. During dinner, the students who went to extend their visas came back, and we were all able to eat and squeeze together. Everyone is pretty tired after a full day of surfing, so I'm pretty sure it is going to be an early night for Argo.
To my family, I cannot wait to see you guys soon - I love you guys:))))