final weeks
Autor: Mat Gabel | Publicado: 2012-01-07T20:11:00-08:00

So me and Gaúcho went off to Farol de Santa Marta by bus. First we bought what we needed (noodles, ham, cheese and bread) and then went off in the arvo. The bus didnt go all the way to Farol, but we scored a ride on the back of some locals ute the rest of the way. Had an arvo surf when we got there, but it was pretty small and not very good shape. That night we stayed in a pousada (like a homestay thingo) and then went for an early surf. we were chilling out by ourselves, it was fun but pretty small. Then a freak set came and i scored a smoker all the way in, impressing enough people on the beach, that 5 minutes later, 10 people were out with us. was a sweet overnight trip, then we headed back to Criciúma. Next day i moved house, finally! That night was Christmas Eve. In Brasil they celebrate chrissy the night before, have a nice dinner, champagne and open presents. Christmas was a pretty chilled day, as was the next. Boxing day night was my mum's higgh school reunnion type thing. So we all went there had some drinks and danced some country Brasilian music. I think i knew more songs than anyone else there when the new ones came on haha. Next day i took a bus to Floripa. Had a night out with the exchangies. The next day Me, Logan, Strath and Mary made our way to the south of the island with heaps of stuff to stay a couple of nights. The walk was slippery and hard, but after 2 hours we made it, and set up camp, and i went for a surf. Was a freezing night, bit of rain, cold in the junglezinho behind the beach and in front of the lagoon. For dinner we had dry noodles and some fresh strawberries haha. Next morning I woke up early and surfed for a couple of hours. Was the best place I've surfed in Brasil. Noone around, barreling offshore double overheaders all to myself. pretty inconsistent, but for Brasil i was impressed. &nbsp;In the day we chilled on the beach and cooked up heaps of things on a fire. Was amazing to be camping, even though we were still on the island, it felt like we were far away from everything in a remote location. Later that day Keevon, Sandro and Clare surprised us and found us camping and joined us. Didnt rain that night, but we &nbsp;all slept under a Tarp with my surfboard bag being the only&nbsp;cushioning&nbsp;with some more food being cooked over the fire. Woke up early again next morning and surfed again, pretty good waves. rest of the day ate some more, surfed some more, then we headed home. took 4 hours by bus because a power pole fell down and was blocking the road, typical. Then we went out for Mary's birthday. next day was New Years, so we slept and ate until it was night. Me and Logan were watching tele, then we saw what was happening down the road live, so we went down and started our night early. We made it right up close to the front when Paula Fernandes played, we knew like 1 song, but it was cool. Then we met up with the others for the amazing fireworks and enjoyed the night. Logan kicked a broken bottle by accident, sliced open his foot and was bleeding everywhere. The doctors on the streets wouldnt help him, because they were only helping drunk people that night they said. So Logan and Clare came back to my place and she cleaned up his foot for him. Clare woke up early to go catch a bus, looked so suss her walking out of my room past everyone as they were having brekky hahah whatevs. Next night we went out in Lagoa, night after that we caught up with Alice and Camilla and went camping in Barra. was pretty awesome. Was us 4 with Strath, Mary, Clare, Keevon, Victor and Bruno. We had a nice night sleeping, well Logan did. Barra is like the most touristy place in Floripa, but we just walked 2 km down the beach and suddenly seemed we were far from anything yet again. nice fire and food again, and of course a nice surf in the morning with noone in sight. That day Me, Logan, Victor and Bruno went to rent a good sandboard, as it was the last time for Logan, so we spoiled ourselves, and walked to our secret dune with a lot of stuff, as a killer. When we got to the dune there were 2 professionals yet again. One let me use his board, it was freeking amazing, so smooth and in control, and i managed to do some good jumps. They were loving that i could do it so easily without practice, then he added me on facey and now we are bffl's. That night i slept at Logans place, his host dad was really nice and was so excited to talk his ass off. That day Logan packed most of his things and we finished the day in centro. We went out in Lagoa again, as the despedida (farewell) for Logan. Theri, Daniela and her friend came to join the bunch of us for a celebration. was a pretty messy good night. Stayed at Logans again. Next day we went off to P12 (the richest, high class club on the island) for Logans last night and the show of Michel Teló! Was so good, i love country brasilian music, and he is my favourite artist of them all. so after that we went to the park, Sandro's house and then the beach celebrating every last second we could with Logan. We got a bus home when they started again, then grabbed every last thing and headed to the airport. Was nice, we all had a bit of a cry as it finally kicked in that we were going home and it would never been the same again. I have had such amazing times with Logan and it was really sad to say goodbye to that. But i know ill go there someday to surf Indicators, wake board in the lake, and have some crazy new Zealander times, You will be missed by everyone Logan, you amazing bloke &lt;3
after that, it was time to get some sleep, when i woke up, me and strath met up to go out to a bar and have a nice chilled night on the beira-mar. Next morning i went back to criciúma, now its now and im gonna have to make the most of my last days, even if i have been doing that the whole entire year. Its strange to think that in&nbsp;4 more days or something like that ill be back in oz with my best mates and back to real life! holy f*&amp;^ing S%!T! next time i post will be from Oz. falouuu Brasil &lt;3 tu vais ficar pra sempre no meu coração seu gostosinho!