July 13: Surf in Arrifana & Kayak in Lagos
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Tamara and I didn’t have to be in Lagos until 4:30 so we joined some of the other girls on the beach in the morning.
July 11: The Amazing Day Continues -- Post Surf Hike
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After lunch, a few of us went back to the car and then Kaitlin and I got ready for our hike.
July 11: Girls to the Surf Front!
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I woke up early with Aicha to meet Caitlin in the lobby. Aicha, was one of my dorm mates and a waitress at the pizzeria. She was also a surfer so we added her to the crew.
Tamara was trying to wake up Maristela and eventually, we all made it to my car. We had to get creative in order to figure out how to fit five girls plus a surfboard inside my rental car but, we figured it out after a little bit of struggling.
July 10: Serendipitous Surfer Girls
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I woke up on July 10th and slowly made my way up to the kitchen in the hostel. For a short while, I was the only person in the space and gazed out the small window to the rooftops of tiny seaside town of Carrapateria.
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July 4: Snorkeling on the Berlengas Islands & Drinks with Romi
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On fourth of July, I went snorkeling on the Berlengas Islands.
June 9: Beaten by Waves
/The next morning and we were back at Praia Grande.
Read MoreJune 6: Surfing at Carcavelos Beach
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We drove to Carcavelos Beach the next day because Praia Grande was too intense. However, I still got pummeled all day.
Read MoreJune 5: First Day Surfing
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New people came to the camp and we had a slow morning. A few of us went for a hike and then waited for surf lessons.
Read MoreJune 4: Beach Birthday
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I woke up on the morning of my 27th birthday to my roommate saying,
“There’s been a terrorist attack in London.”