A lot of work...

Renovating a house takes time and a lot of hard work.

This week we already made a lot of progress. We knocked down the kitchen and the bathroom, started painting the ceilings and choosing the colors of the interior of the house (which we are not going to tell you...yet).


The New SURFivor House


Hey everybody,
it's oficial: WE HAVE A NEW SURF HOUSE!!! Already popped the champagne and celebrated!
Now it's gonna be 10 frickin' weeks of renotvating and "pimping" and we're ready for a new SUFRIVOR era!
We don't have many pics yet, as the place looks like a mess, but we'll keep you posted on our progress!
Season starts 11.04.10 and to celebrate the new Surf House, we will have a promotion going on during April + May, under the name "All together now", which offers the accommodation for repeating guests and 50% off on accommodation for all new guests. GOOD STUFF!
See you this summer
Team Surfivor














Goodbye Alex!


Sometimes life catches us on surprise!
Sometimes it is not just good news!
This time our dear friend left to another place!

Here is to say goodbye to our friend Alexandre.
Sadly he passed away today!

Alex (from KOALA Surf Shop) left us and we will always remember him as a companion, partner and most of all... a good friend!

The reason I share this with you here on the Surfivor Blog is that, unfortunately, it is often in moments like this that we appreciate the real value of life and I want to tell you:

Enjoy every moment, love everybody and help. Help the ones who need help!
It's so easy!
No need to mention the bad things we do, let's be good!

Alex loved surfing and the Ocean loved him!

WE WILL CATCH A WAVE FOR ALEX!

R.I.P.




miguel

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!


Hi,

we want to thank you for coming to Surfivor Camp. Last season 2009 was great. We worked hard to make everything as nice as possible for all our guests to enjoy their surfing holiday!
I want to say a special "thank you" to my team:
Soraya, Peter, Eduardo, Kaisa, Essi, Steffi, Peter Jr., Matt, Kamilla, Kaçper, Dª Antonieta!
You guys were great and I wish that some of you, who have the chance, can come back this year!
It would make me and certainly the guests very happy! "Never change a winning concept" somebody once told me!

Now, 2010 will bring BIG NEWS! There are going to be major changes at SURFIVOR SURF CAMP. You know that our concern is to always improve and have better conditions for everyone.

So keep on track and visit our blog or website and you will be among the first to know our new secret......

As for for now: ssssscht.... silence =)

Happy New Year, SURFIVORS!


Miguel

Rip Curl Pro Search 2009 - Peniche, Portugal!

Check out all the action at the Rip Curl Pro Search 2009 in Peniche, Portugal.
We went there to see all the best surfers of the world rippin' our waves in portugal.
Guys like Kelly Slater, Owen Wright, Joel Parkinson and our portuguese rider in the tour, Tiago Pires.
Unfortunately Tiago didn't make it through his heat, losing to Nathan Curran in the first round and our portuguese wild cards David Luis and Justin Mujica also lost their chance to proceed in the Rip Curl Pro Search!
We really were stoked seeing all the action live!
Check it out...














all fotos by Soraya vd Berg

Thank you, Kaisa!

You know... At the end of the season, the team is slowly leaving Surfivor and they get back to their normal lifes again.... that makes us a bit sad. In those months that they work at Surfivor, you get a bond with the team. Especially when it is a person who meant a lot to Surfivor and to the rest of the team. Kaisa is one of them... The stretching sessions, the warm-up before surfing, yoga in the forest, yoga on the pier at sunset, a great help with everything.. and( i will never forget..) ginger-tea! That is why we had special "last surf-trip" for her.
After a nice surf at Aguçadoura beach, just south Viana do Castelo, we headed for the mountains. At an old monastery we stopped and had a nice picknick, a vist at the creek and a lovely yoga-session with a view over the mountains. Check out these pictures...



















































































To Apulia and Viana do Castelo

On Saturday we desided to escape the fiesta in Cortegaça and go for a nice surftrip..
to Apulia and Viana do Castelo!