Thursday, 15 November 2012

Surf, Sun, Stoke & Sangria

We're just back from an epic week in Portugal where we scored empty beaches, sunshine, a wicked crew of Sistas, super mellow waves on both coasts, red AND white sangria, the best breakfasts ever and stunning accommodation in a beautiful national park .. we couldn't be happier!

Here's some piccies to show you what went down on our Portugal Surf and Yoga retreat 2012:

For info on Surf and Yoga retreats in Portual in 2013 click here

#lush
Gwen or #coachgwen as she likes to be called
Rach .. also a Surf Sistas Coach but doesn't use a hashtag
Jade
stunning Arrifana beach .. theres the perfect cafe nestled in there somewhere

Taking what we learnt on our Yoga mats to the beach
Amber taking to the waves like a natural 
Carol rediscovering her love of the waves
Looking up at the villa - stunning portuguese architecture against azure skies

looking down to the pool

the casa

reflecting the valley

lovely touches all around the house

a cosy corner in our home from home.. with heated floors, perfect post surf .. yew!

a refresher before we hit the road
Rosie mastering turning
Amber happy to be here 

checking Tonel
bringing back the side pony
Useful souvenirs from the London Surf Film Festival last month!
set on

lunch time shenanigans

We had a great night in this restaurant .. drunken rabbit anyone?
catherine shredding
heading in at Arrifana
check out who's been box jump training






Wednesday, 17 October 2012

White to Green with Gwen Spurlock



Thanks to Oakley Europe  we were able to welcome UK pro and Welsh champ Gwen Spurlock along to our latest White to Green Course in Cornwall in July. Gwen spent the week hanging out with us and sharing her invaluable surf experience.  In return we gave Gwen her first ever close encounter with a weaver fish .. sorry Gwen!  

To celebrate we thought we would blog some photos of  Gwen's time with us - an epic week of sun, waves, new friends and good times, we've also thrown in some feedback from our Summer 2012 White to Green graduates. 

If you are tempted to sign up for 2013, scroll down to find next years dates  - Gwen loved it so much she is coming back for more, this time as part of the coaching team, and we have two weeks to choose from, one in Wales and one in Cornwall .. yew!