SURF CAMP in San Sebastian, Spain | Stoke Travel Surf Camp

SURF CAMP in San Sebastian, Spain | Stoke Travel Surf Camp

hi guys welcome back to my channel if you haven’t been here before I’m Millie and I’m currently doing my third solo trip I’m really excited about this one it’s something completely different something I’ve never thought of doing before so I’m going to be staying at the Stoke surf house in San Sebastian so I flew from alakan to Bilbo this morning and then got a direct bus from Bilbo to th house but yeah now I’m just sitting here at the bus start waiting to be collected by the stok surf house there’s different pickup times throughout the day so I’m just waiting for the 5:00 one when everyone gets back from the beach that they can pick me up and take me to the house but yeah I’m going to be spending the next 3 days learning how to surf and there’s other activities on offer I’m just really excited about what’s to come I have no idea what’s to come I’m just going with the flow and seeing what happens but yeah because I’ve got until 5:00 to wait here I’m just taking in the surroundings and it’s so much greener than I expected here it’s absolutely beautiful it reminds me more like England or Ireland it does not feel like Spain whatsoever so hopefully I won’t need all my that are packed but yeah that is the main thing that I’m nervous about is getting in the cold fee tomorrow I’m sure I’ll be fine and I know they give you wet suits and stuff like that I’ll tell you more about the package that I’ve booked later on in the video but yeah I’m more excited than nervous so fingers cross this whole experience goes [Music] well hi guys so I haven’t really vlogged at all today I literally got on the bus with everyone everyone came from the beach I jumped on the bus with them checked into the hosital one of the girls showed me up to the room room and then chilled out in the hangout area met everyone everyone was so nice and welcom in everyone is Australian pretty much everyone here are volunteering as well so there’s not actually that many guests yeah it’s been a crazy night like it is 10:00 now and I’ve come up here for like a time out because it’s just mental down there I have seen everything tonight Australians really know how to party but no we had a really nice dinner it was all homecooked fresh and you do put your dietary requirements in the thing before you come so they knew that I was like vegetarian and lactose intolerant so I had like a Bolognese thing and it was all made with veg and it was absolutely delicious but it was really nice everyone was eating together you get to meet everyone and it’s just turned into a bit of a Mad party down there I’ve seen someone do a shoy I’ve witnessed a few drinking games what got a bit messy and yeah everyone’s just having a mad time down there I’m going to try and get a good night sleep tonight because we are up really early in the morning to go surfing and I do want a clear head for that but I really don’t feel like I’m going to sleep tonight this room is absolutely freezing I’ve about to ask for another duvet and there’s no heating or anything like that so far I I don’t want to be negative but this isn’t really my kind of thing and it’s not what I was expecting either so it kind of feels like I’m in an Australian American Pie but now I’m hoping tomorrow will be a lot better you know wake up do some surfing and do some yoga and stuff like that that’s the main reason I am here so uh hopefully that goes well [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] good morning I slept surprisingly well thank God for earplugs and eye masks I wouldn’t have slept otherwise because the party was like directly underneath my room and oh my God my bed was so squeaky and I didn’t realize until I took my plugs out this morning so apologies for the girl that slept next to me when I woke up this morning she told me they were partying till half 5 this morning and everyone’s getting up at half n for breakfast so God help them but I got up about half 8 I came down and watched the sunrise it was absolutely beautiful this place is so peaceful in the morning and now I’m just walking up to like this hill it’s like one of the highest points and you get to see a nice view of the sun and the Sea apparently it’s the graveyard up here so a bit creepy but I thought it’d be really nice anyway but yeah this isn’t actually the Town San Sebastian it’s it’s actually a little town called Aya it’s not far from s Sebastian at all it’s [Music] [Music] beautiful it’s very cold here I’ve literally got my thermals on like a long sleeve top and this hoodie my jogging bottoms and two pairs of socks on and Sliders socks and Sliders can’t beat it but but oh my God this is stunning I’m the only person up here which is [Music] nice heading back now don’t want to be late for breakfast I’ve heard it’s porridge and that’s my favorite hopefully it’s as nice as my porridge at home highly doubt it but so what we’ got French Toast French toast porridge is coming up I know you like the porridge yeah my [Music] favorite ni the first one I did was shopping like people ate it SP it out so I had to prove them wrong yeah no they passed the test [Music] it’s a completely different vibe in the morning than it is at night in this house I don’t even feel like I’m in the same place this is what I came for to feel like I’m on a bit of a retreat in the middle of nature stunning views like some of the best views I’ve seen in Spain you got all the greenway the sea so peaceful I’m really looking forward to the surfing today I am a bit nervous that it’s going to be really cold but obviously that’s what the wet suits for but you know what I’m just going to throw myself in there do my best I really hope I’m good good cuz I’ve told them all I’ve done surfing in Sri Lanka so they all think I’m a pro at this point but yeah let’s show them what I’m made of let’s show them what I can do right if you get can have to do the thickest one possible please I’m freezing sorry just I’m quite tall yeah it’ll stretch and’ll Fe it’ll be warmer over it’s tighter as well okay what board would you like oh I don’t know you tell me all right thank you all right guys if you go to Bard and wet suit start walking [Music] down oh so we’re finally going surfing this is going to be my first lesson here really excited are you doing a lesson or are you n just go for go for it have you done a lesson before no it’s also my first time your first time yeah [Music] are you excited for your lesson yes my first surf it’s going to be embarrassing I guess what your first surf yes first you’ve never done it begin I never tried it ever oh well that makes me look better so that’s good so the bus has just dropped us off and then we got our there we’re walking to the beach I don’t know how far weight is see I forgot to mention that I’ve done two surf lessons only about a month ago as well so I do remember a lot of what I learned I did in Sri Lanka and it was absolutely incredible it was a lot warmer there so I didn’t need like a thick wet suit like this but hopefully it’s just as [Music] good so we’re just got to the beach it’s absolutely stunning here the views are epic we’re going to just chill out for an hour or people are going to play a few games but we got an hour to wait until our lesson but yeah I’m really excited the waves look a bit mental but then they calm down for a little bit but no it should be good I’m looking forward to [Music] it she’s just jinxed it she was like I’m just happy it’s not raining and it’s starting to rain why did I do that so while we are sitting here chilling I just want to let you know how I book this place I actually found it on hostle world but on hosle world you can only book the bed and breakfast it doesn’t include anything else but if you go on the sto surf House website which I’ll link in the description the package is €60 a day that €60 includes your bed your three meals a day breakfast Lun and dinner and that includes your surfing every day as well all the equipments included you get yoga classes and you just get to join in on all the activities and stuff so it’s really good [Music] [Applause] so it’s still toing it down of rain we’ve been sitting here about half an hour our lessons in about 15 minutes so we’re going to put the wet suit on but most of the gang are going down the pub to keep warm I think a few Lads have already been in the water and they said it was really difficult they said the waves are really strong and they’re like my kind of level as well and they just said it was impossible so I’m really nervous if I was here for longer I probably wouldn’t do it today but I’m only going to get a chance to do it today tomorrow and may be the next day I’m not sure yet I think I am going to give it a try I’m really nervous now oh let’s just do it really quickly oh I really do not want to take my clothes off right now I’ve decided this hat staying on inste i’ going in I’m absolutely bricking it this wet suit is not helping because it’s soaking wet from yesterday and it’s still freezing in I did bring a few GoPro attachments with me to put them on the board or to put them on my wrist but I’m not going to try today cuz I think I’m going to struggle out there already and the last thing I want to be thinking about is the GoPro I just want to be focusing on doing my best I might see if anyone can get a few videos of me but if not I’ll just let you know how I get on after I finished oh back to going in wish me luck [Applause] [Music] oh so that didn’t go to plan at all that was a little bit disappointing the water was freezing kind of expected that anyway the waves got so big that like when you’re paddling out they were just huge it was it was really scary actually and um I tried to go under a few but as you know like going under the cold water I was just getting like earache really intense my head is throbbing right now I’m wearing my hat but cuz my hair’s wet it’s all going to get wet so it’s not going to help too much so basically I managed to catch a wave and I was doing fine but once I fell off it the board for some reason went straight into my face and like hit me here I didn’t know if it like bashed my tooth or my nose or something just felt like the whole thing like that that was really painful and then as I came up I realized that everyone else was getting out cuz I think it was getting too intense so yeah I think everybody started turning back way before I did try and get out the water it wasn’t a great experience to be honest I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought it would we’re at a cafe now looking the city I’m just getting a warm cup of tea try and warm me up a little bit I’m going to see how I feel about this tomorrow because it has kind of put me off doing it tomorrow unfortunately one of the guys says going forward for the rest of the week the waves are going to get bigger throughout the week that kind of scares me as well didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I was but the same oh hi guys I’m going to take you over here somewhere where I can check to you we’ve got back from the beach and basically I jumped straight into the shower I thought I don’t think there that much hot water I was like I need it more than anyone else everyone else seems to be fine with this cold weather everyone’s wearing shorts and I don’t care how cold it is I don’t even think I’ve washed all the conditioner out cuz there was only the tiniest little bit of hot water I would love nothing more than a hot bath right now I am going to be totally honest with you I am struggling a little bit it’s just very difficult for me like I’m a very very socialable person and I find it easy to get on with everybody and tried loads of different activities and stuff like that but this is a little bit out of my comt Zone I’ve never done anything like this really and I don’t like the cold if you know me I don’t really like the cold obviously I knew it was going to be a bit chillier here but um I thought you know I want to try and challenge myself and do something different so I am like glad I came but I am struggling like mentally and like physically when we were down the beach earlier I did find it a little bit difficult to fit in with the group because this lot have been here for ages all together already so there’s been a lot of friendships formed but yeah when we finished the surfing earlier I was feeling a little bit down and I kind of sat aside a little bit and a girl noticed that I was feeling a bit down and she came over to me she was like you need a hug don’t you I was like yeah she gave me a hug and I got a bit emotional and stuff yeah this just this trip is a bit out of my comfort zone something that I’m not used to I’m trying my best I don’t think it’s something I’ll be doing again I think the summer kind of Surfing is more for me like in a hot climate just because I’m here for the surfing it doesn’t mean that I have to like stick to that because I’ve got another day left here and it’s up to me what I want want to do like I did come here for the surfing but I don’t think I’m going to do it again tomorrow I think I’ve tried today and I’m proud of myself for doing it I’m thinking of maybe visiting s Sebastian toone tomorrow I just wanted to let you know every truth that I go on isn’t going to be perfect but I don’t want to like sugar coat everything and make it look a certain way when really deep down I am struggling but now I’m going to go in there probably grab a cup of tea probably get a bit of toast and just chill out might give my mom a call [Music] [Applause] so I’ve made a new friends my night has literally turned around as soon as she checked in we clicked straight away so we’re just having some food now the food looks absolutely incredible tonight and yeah give me a good night [Applause] [Music] oh good morning I’ve just woken up but oh my God I had such a better night last night I have hurt my shoulder so I’ve woke up in a lot of pain from the surfing but it feels like a trapped nerve I’m getting like pain all my arm as well so that’s not good but now last night was so much better than the first night for me anyway all the people that were going crazy partying on the first night I think were just hung over yesterday today so they were a bit more chill and then me and a few new people we just had more of like a games night and stuff like that so it was brilliant but I met a lovely girl last night called Carmen she checked in yesterday she’s here for a few days I’m going to try and spend a bit of time with her she’s lovely and there was two English Lads that turned up as well last night so we all got really well it was brilliant night so I feel like everything turned around for me last night it made me enjoy everything a lot better and I feel like I’m getting used to the cold it’s weird like I’m wearing exactly the same as I was like the last two days and I feel completely fine today if anything I think it’s quite refreshing me and the girl Carmen we got up first and we said why don’t we go and do some yoga first before anyone else gets up um cuz I have hurt my shoulder we’re like come on we’re going to do some yoga I know they do a yoga class later but um I’m not sure if that’s going to be in the house today or on the beach and I’m not going to the beach today so at least I won’t be missing out on the yoga and then going to have some breakfast and then probably head to S Sebastian later so really excited [Music] [Applause] [Music] ni so as everyone’s getting the 10:45 bus to the beach we’re going to jump on with them and follow them down and then me and Alex one of the girls are going to get a separate bus into San Sebastian town for the day their bus comes back I believe around 300 p.m. that might be a bit too early for us so we’re just going to get a bus back later on when we decide to come back it’ be nice to do something different today I’m looking forward to it have a nice day you hope it goes well for you have a good good day good yeah I hope it goes better than it did for me yesterday see you later enjoy Okay cool so um it’s 7 minute walk to the to the bus station yep let’s go so we have to good did we perfect so Alex was just telling me there one of the girls from our hostel who was surfing yesterday she’s a Russian athlete and she does surfing and she’s really strong and that and even she was saying yesterday how difficult it was so it makes me not feel as bad now it wasn’t just hard for me it was hard for an actual athlete so that makes me feel a bit better so we tried to get the bus to San Sebastian but for some reason it’s not operated so we’re going to get like the Metro is it a Metro or a train yeah not sure the tickets were only $550 for the two of us so it’s pretty cheap [Music] so we’ve got off the train but it is raining unfortunately so we’re heading towards the prominade anyway cuz we have walk up there should be really [Music] [Music] nice this beach is absolutely stunning I’d say on a warm day this would be the place where everyone would come and sit and somebody there’s no waves here either really so it’s really chilled I think this a child trying to stuf but um yeah no surfice here anyway more my kind of waves how much was it 250 so this is like a pincho it’s like very famous in the bath country it’s like a little bit of bread like a bit of whatever on top I don’t know what that is it looks like fish or something I think so yeah you get Lo of different types but it’s very loud in here that’s what attracted her to this day she thought if it’s quite loud and there’s a lot of people it means it’s good but this is quite a typical thing in Spain like you find these kind of places and you just stand up have a drink have a glass of wine or a beer and like a bit of food ni I really like cles like this cuz obviously loads of cafes and restaurants surrounding it but you get to do people watching it’s like the Spanish culture isn’t it when like everyone just sits out have a beer and a bit of tapa really nice go find somewhere to eat so the plaza that we’ve just came from where we had our tea and coffee was quite expensive for tapa you looking around like 12 or something just for a little bit of food so we found like a vegetarian vegan cafe right next to this church it’s literally only about a 2 minute walk from where we were and the food here looks incredible I’ve gone for the fuel bowl and and I’ve gone for like a detox juice so yeah going to enjoy [Music] this so we’ve just finished walking around the old town which was really really nice that’s more touristy area but we’re coming towards more like the student area now where there’s like a surfer Beach we’re going to cross over this bridge here and check out this part of s Sebastian it’s definitely not as cold today so I reckon the people who have all gone surfing day I’m sure they had a much better day today than they did yesterday bit [Music] jealous yeah there’s loads of surfers on this beach this one looks a lot nicer than the beach we went to yesterday well not just the beach cuz the beach went to yesterday was absolutely stunning but um the water looks a little bit calmer more my kind of level more like kind of beginner it’s really cool to see though and watch all the other Surfers not that I’m a pro Surfer or anything but this bit does look a lot easier because yesterday obviously you’ve got wave after wave like big waves coming towards you so when you’re trying to paddle out it’s a lot harder whereas here the water is so calm and then every so often you get the perfect wave so you can see they’re all lined up ready to catch it but um it’s not like too difficult to paddle out here so I would have loved to have done it on this beach luckily for me I don’t have to say I won’t get the chance to do this anytime soon like I actually live like 10 minutes from the beach so if I did want to surf at home well a few of them are going for it go on so jealous but yeah know if I did want to do it at home I could do it one thing that I was planning on doing here is like learning how to surf better and then maybe thinking about buying a surf ball back at home as well but because I’ve only done it once and it was so cold it’s like it really put me off and I just thinking I’m not surfing in the winter again but um I might try again in the summer just looks amazing out there oh my God so we’re absolutely knacked now I’m so tired we’ve been walking all day but s Sebastian was absolutely beautiful you enjoyed it as far didn’t you yeah it was really nice it’s been a bit of a nightmare to try and get a bus back because there’s not a direct bus to where we’re staying so we’ve had to get like two or three different buses and then it’s going to be like a 10minute walk to get back but yeah we’re really excited to get back and catch up with everyone who went surf earlier see how they got on I’ll be really jealous if they had a really good day there but now I hope they all had fun [Music] I’m not [Music] getting ready go for it oh yes yes that is so cold [Music] good morning I had a brilliant last night everything changed for me last night it just felt like completely different I think everyone thinks I’m either a liar or a hypocrite saying I don’t drink I was necking back the beers like everyone else I thought why not it’s my last night um I end up playing some beer pong and then like a different game and yeah I don’t know if they got like really messy but it was just a brilliant brilliant night and um I’ve just formed like a really big connection with the group of people people that arrived from the second night got a really good friendship going now and I actually feel really sad to leave today it’s just crazy how my experience has changed completely from when I arrived I can’t even remember what I was saying in my Vlog when on my first day all I know is that I was really struggling so I was struggling to make like connections with people and after the surfing like cuz that was really difficult and I just felt really down and I was like I’m not supposed to be here like what am I doing here and I was literally this close booking a flight back that day or the next day until one of the girls said to me before you do that why don’t you come to San Sebastian with me and I was like you know what I’m going to do that and I had a fantastic day yesterday walking around with her we had a lovely day and then when I got back I felt like I was coming home to all my friends and stuff and it was really really nice so I’ve actually had an amazing time I’m so glad that I just stuck it out even though I was struggling I stuck it out and it was totally worth it so um I’m really happy with this whole [Music] experience oh so it’s so sad to leave I’ve had to say bye to a few people now but most of us are getting the bus stand to the beach even though no one is surfing today we’re all just going to go to like a cafe or a bar or something hang out there but it’s cool that everyone’s coming even though it’s sit down with rain we still get to hang out for a few hours and then yeah I’ll probably get a bus back to the airport around qu 2 and then fly home but yeah bit of sweet leaving I’ve really enjoyed myself yeah it’s hard to leave [Music]

I saw a post on Instagram saying that one of the trips you should experience in your 20’s is a surf trip, so I thought “why not!”… Little did I know it was going to be a whirlwind of emotions for me..

I started looking for surf camps in Spain and came across the Stoke Travel Surf House which appeared to have everything I was looking for!

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San Sebastian Surf Camp

I thought i’d leave this place absolutely knackered from all the surfing, but that wasn’t case at all… This trip wasn’t what I expected in the slightest, so watch the vlog to see me HATE it.. then LOVE it!

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