...people always say "the start of a year is an indicator for how the year is gonna be" However, if this the case, 2011 is gonna be an awesome one. 31st and 1st were 2 real classic surfing days, before heading home to snowy Munich. I was cruising and hanging around a lot of times with Slab-surfing madman Matt Smith, who is a legend in and out of the water. http://www.mattsmithsurfing.co.uk
New Years Eve we were invited for a lovely dinner in the village and then went to Funchal, which was a display of the craziest fireworks I ever witnessed, I just couldn´t believe the intensity of it. SIXT was being friendly cause they made a mistake with my booking, so they gave me a new car, a shiny Audi Cabriolet, white with red leather and red roof. Pretty gay, but fun to drive around...
For me this was a classic surftrip, getting the mind of work and busy life, and having to focus on dodging freaksets, climbing over moving boulders getting in and out of the water, avoid getting hit by rockfalls on the roads, and swimming after my board when (again) my legrope snapped. A big Salute to Matt, Mike&Crew, and of course to Cecilia, who really looked after me well & my friends out there, have a great 2011 :-)