simply a great week

...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 :-)

4,4m @ 17 Secs.

Today, 25.12. the much awaited long period Swell rocked up and it was pretty intense. After 2 hours in the water, I had to say Goodbye to my brand-new 7´0, which I really loved. it felt great on the the Takeoffs, but the legrope broke on a big set, and the Board got smashed on the inside. Other than that, did a lot of driving, and saw some amazing, but Super-Hardcore Spots, with huuuge waves but no one in. Some of them are indeed to dangerous to surf with that size and without Jetski Assist. I´ll see what the next days will offer, so far having a ball, but wrecked quite a few things, 1 Board, the GoPro Cam, couple of other things...   great way to spend Xmas though.