Westport 🎄🏄🏼‍♀️

Every time I traveled from one place to the next, I was sure it couldn't get any nicer or better. But then every time I am convinced of the opposite. Westport itself didn't win my heart, but the people I got to know definitely made it into my heart. The city itself doesn't really have much to offer other than good surfing beaches and we more than enjoyed them. I always imagined surfing to be very easy and it really doesn't look difficult. But here I was definitely proven wrong. But it's really a lot of fun once you catch the first good wave and can stand on the board for 2 seconds. But as the saying goes, “practice makes perfect” and that’s why we were out by the sea every day and practiced. It just gets more fun every time! 🏄🏼‍♀️ Christmas in the hostel and with actual strangers was a completely new experience that I learned to love very much. There was a big Christmas dinner where everyone cooked or baked something. Of course I had apple strudel again. Afterwards there were Secret Santa presents among us travelers in the hostel. We ended the night playing games, dancing to "Last Christmas" and laughing a lot until 4 in the morning. To get at least a little bit of Christmas spirit going, we went surfing in the sea wearing Santa hats on the 25th. Unfortunately, due to the storm the night before, the waves weren't really good surfing waves, but we still enjoyed it. In addition to surfing, we also went to one of the biggest horse races this week, went to Cape Foulwind to watch seals, attended Santa Night, partied late into the night and also went to the cinema. Unfortunately, I had to go without sleep for most of this week because there was simply no time for it. My sore muscles aren't from surfing, they're from laughing.

One of the best moments when traveling is when you meet people and know that these people will remain friends for life! That's exactly what I was able to feel and experience very clearly last week. 🌏