So I'm about to leave for the Vegan Surf Camp, And I'm so not ready, as you can see
I hate packing, It stresses me out
Should I take my straightener? Should I not take my straightener?
Should I give up on the thought of having any hairstyle this week?
After all, we'll be camping, Which brings me to my 2nd fear
Errr I hate
camping
Actually just the thought of sleeping in a tent... Do I have my earplugs?
Wait, if you were earplugs, Where would you be ?
Yeah I also brought toilet paper just in case
Yeah cause another one of my fears is.. Got the earplugs!
Another one of my fears is that
I can't poop in a public toilet
Appart from that I'm really glad to be going because
We'll be surfing, we'll be eating I'm going with my best friend and it's going to be awesome
Oh do you want to see my shirt?
weeeeee
It's a cat giving the finger Best way to make an impression
Lazy tips: when you don't have time to blow dry your hair
Just blow and straighten the front part
Only for the people facing you Give no shit about the other ones
So my suitcase is finally ready
Just drinking some tea to trigger a last minute safety poo
If I could just get rid of that before I left then I wouldn't have to worry about the toilet issue upon arrival
I'm giving you a great tip here
If you need to go poo just try drinking tea or hot water even
Works pretty well
So
It's late, so let's go
Shit It was here
What should I do?
Is there a spot for me? yes
Did I just manage the perfect parallel park ?
Absolutely not
It's a disaster
Oh look, here's my friend
Hi
- What's up - I'm a bit stressed, so brought my whole house
That's all you've got? Girl I brought so much more
We just arrived at camping Les Cigales (= Cicadas)
*chirping*
Yeah it's a camping.. Oh look a small camping car
- There's a golf cart yeah - I'm starting to have a panic attack
We're going to ask our way
I think we're getting warm Those tents look all the same
If my geographical estimations are correct
I think we're here Let's take a minute to
- let that sink in - Actually I'm fine
I was expecting the tents to be smaller
It looks fine
Are those the toilets?
I'm starting to feel uncomfortable
Let's find the leader of that camp
We're about to find where we'll be sleeping for a week
And it seems to be close to the showers
Which means close to the toilet
Which means lots of noise. Lots of smells.
Tadaaaa
Oh shit
So this is our tent
- Claire is super happy with her bed - And I've got a laaaamp
It's 6:30 she's so happy with her bed she's already in it
- Are you comfy? - I'm comfy
We can hear the road though
No I won't lie on it, I'm dirty
Do you think the sheets are clean?
Is that a bug?
I'll try to set up my things
You can clearly see which ones are Claire's clothes
And which ones are mine
Happy
Sad
Claire is a true Vegan Claire carries her B12 with her
We unanimously decided she's getting the left side, and I'm getting the right side
So here's my bed
There were already sheets but I put my own in between
because I don't want to have any contact with anything I dont know
I should have brought mood candles
- But you've got your lamp - I've got my lamp
- That makes all the difference - Demonstration
- You might get a date with that - I might get a date
I'll tell them « Well do you have a lamp in YOUR tent? »
- Hey, wanna see my lamp? - Hey, wanna see my lamp?
On a less funny note, we went for our first camping pee
It went well for you, didn't it?
- Well I first encountered the "occupied" toilets - Aaah
- So I left them.. - So you didn't warn me?
Well
I.. I.. yeah..
I thought about it, but then I didn't
- Ok - Voila
So there was a toilet that was already.. pretty full
And we're just across the toilets so there is no much distance to walk in case I ever wanted to poop
but that's not gonna happen
I'll get a notepad and rate the timing, the regularity, the quantity, the weight, the texture, the colour
Yeah, that will be this week's main challenge
After setting down, we had our first diner at the vegan surf camp
which was delicious and had so many choices
The next day
So, I survived the first camping night
I slept quite well. Woke up a few times, but not too much.
It's 8:30, breakfast is at 9:00 and I'd like to get a shower first if the showers are not taken by storm already
This is where it's happening
Let it be known that I'll be wearing my flip flops inside
It's 8:40 and I'm clean
Operations were carried out with haste
There is no thingy to set the shower temperature I found that quite disturbing at first
But frankly the temperature was quite confortable
Excuse me, hello, are there any fixed hours for cleaning?
- In the morning we come at 6:00 and 9:00 - yeah
Let's keep up with the rest of operations
Ugh my face. Fuck.
Also I couldn't find my bra. So I'm on #freethenipple mode.
Thanks to that nice toilet guy I found out about the cleaning hours
The safe hours.
Hi
- Bonjour - *protestive grunt*
You're mean
So it's day 2, we woke up, had breakfast which was really good, lots of choices salty and sweet, we loved it
We found out about our surf groups. The week roster is displayed at the lobby
Claire and I will have 5 surf sessions, on each day starting tomorrow.
Our group is not surfing today, which is fine by us
For our 1st day we'll just chill, have a walk around, maybe go to the beach
Also we made our first poop attempt in camping toilet
Which was a success
A partial one but still a success And in this situation every victory counts
Today is a win day That's cool
Tonight is the beach party, so we're planing to go to the local supermarket to get some beers
And this afternoon we might try the yoga class
In your 20's like : Going to the beach in 5min? No problem
In your 30's:
In your 30's: I'm ready !
Claire?
Claire?
Fuck
You sleeping?
Fuck off
- Can we go swimming? - Fuck off
Can we go swimming?
Yeah we're going
Then we enjoyed another delicious diner, before heading to the beach party
The next day
*coughs*
I can see you
- Hi - Hi
- Are you fine? - yes
- Ready to go surfing? - yes
So we had our first surf class this morning
With a bit of theoric explanations at first on how to handle the board, stand on it, etc
Then we practiced in the water, that was nice. There were a lot of people because it's high season
It was a bit difficult today because the waves were 2.50 meters high offshore and a bit messy
The class had to be interrupted earlier because a tourist was drowming outside the swimming area
The whole beach was evacuated so they could rescue him. He didn't drown so it was fine in the end.
This afternoon we'll be relaxing, chilling, reading
And then we'll try the yoga class again, because we enjoyed it yesterday
- Surfing was good this morning? - Surfing was good this morning
- Did you have fun ? - I had fun
- Were you scared? - I was scared
- But then is was fine - yes, then I succeeded
- Ok great. Are you happy? - Yes, I'm happy
Then we decided to relax at the yoga class
And we ate again
In between two sessions we'd often stay at our tents to chill, read, write, and mostly chat
Well I have a friend who's throwing me a surprised party for my new job contract
But if it's a surprise, how would you know?
I'm a bit of an exhibitionnist
I'm a bit of a tight ass
You don't say! You're *sighs*
*coughs*
Stop pretending to be sick, I can tell you're not working. I won't feel sorry for you.
I hate it when boys come but they don't make any noise
- I know right - I feel insulted
- Is 🐥noisy? - Errrrr
I'm going to need a lot of massages
- Are you asking your ex to give you a massage? - yes
Sounds like a great idea
I don't care, I could even give you a massage. I mean it wouldn't be a big deal, nothing would happen.
- I know, but you're saying it like we've done that before. - True, we havent
Yes that's nice, yes I like that yeeees
- Wait, are you filming? - Maybe
- Don't scream - What is it?
- Don't panic? - What? What is it? Is there a bug?
- Dont move, I'll take it off - Stop? What? What? Is it on my head?
What is it? Take it off? What is it?
Time to stuff our faces
More food
If you're camping and you can't crap, here's some advice: have a green tea
Or a coffee with milk soy milk obviously
Both are pretty effective And for better results I thought I'd combine them today
*coughs*
Meanwhile, Claire is dying.
Claire is allergic to sunlight, holidays, happiness, well being
- I have to leave right away. I'm allergic.
- Oh you're allergic? To sunlight, canoes, horses? - Yes
At times those techniques can be a bit too effective and accidents happen
- Fucking gross. How could you do that? - Sorry
- I swear it smells like a rotten egg - It's just, I ate too much
If you ever had any respect for me, how could you do this to me?
Fuck. You disgust me
- Are we still friends? - I don't think so, no
So, Simone, it's been 2 hours of you planning stuff, can you tell us more about your method?
I'm writing down all scheduled activities this week, every single yoga class, group event, and every surf class
that was assigned to our group
Voila
Really
And we're going to miss every event planned this week
We are going to miss the cooking class and the beach cleaning with Surf Rider Foundation. That's a pity.
We asked about that this morning but we were told that "C'est la vie" (=It is what is is)
One of the things I enjoyed the most were outside yoga classes
I found the sound of the wind in the branches very soothing
But I can only relax for so long
Claire?
Did you poop this morning?
Do you realize you completely ruined my whole strategy?
Do you realize
That toilet roll was opened from the core, it was all calculated
So as to avoid the outside being contaminated by the surrounding filth
- No, I - And I had kept it protected in it's plastic wrapping
See?
Look, now it looks like a tiny mouse tore it appart What happened?
- Look how it is - But you know I haven't taken it to the toilets, so it has not been contaminated
- I tore some of it before I left - Uhh
- You're living on the edge, what if you had not taken enough? - I took a lot of it
- That's not very environmentally friendly - Ok I had just enough
That week we also met some amazing people
especially Marco, Anja and Holly whom we hung out a lot with
Holly likes to make jokes
But Claire doesn't always get them
- One, Two, Three, Four - yes - Four, Five
Still not? Four sank. Cinq = 5 = sank - CINQ
After diner that night, it was surf theory class
On wednesday night we went to the beach for night time yoga and surf
As we had nothing planed on thursday afternoon, Claire, Marco, Anja, Hollie & I went to the beach
Claire painted our faces and took some picture for her oncoming project which I'll tell you about very soon
Your plate is so nicely organized. Wanna see mine?
- Yours is a bit more chaotic - As always
You can tell I've been thinking this through It was thoroughly calculated
The next day
Oh Shit
Live story-time. I still have sunscreen on my eyebrows. It's important to protect your eyebrows.
We went surfing this morning and
At the end of the session, I stepped on a weever fish
You can't tell anymore but my feet was all swollen, I got stung right here under my big toe
At first I thought it was just a small cut, but then I couldn't walk and it was really hurting
I thought I was being a sissy
But then it really hurt
Then I started acting out a bit
No, I'm kidding I was really hurt
- And Claire saved me - All this just so you'd get carried by the surf instructor
- Yeah but mostly so we wouldn't have to carry the boards back to camp
It worked pretty well
Except for Claire who had to carry my board and hers And she had to save me
My hero voila
Best friend to go on holiday with
Since Claire was hero or the day I offered her some oreos
To thank her for the bravery
Was it worth it?
I'm still weighting the pros and cons
So here it is, this is the end of this vlog on my week at the Vegan Surf Camp
We spent an amazing time, eating, relaxing We met lovely and inspiring people
I really appreciated the fact that the camp was committed into being more sustainable
buy only local and seasonal goods, with the least impact on the environment
They do not use any plastic bottles or disposable dishes,
They try to use the most eco-friendly materials to build the camp
And of course they reduce and recycle their waste
However I think communication and organisation could be improved
Regarding the scheduling of classes or activities, Informations were not always clear and promesses not always kept
Also when I hurt my foot I barely got any assistance
Nevertheless it was an amazing experience
And, wait have I told you about the food?
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