AFTER ABI MISSION

The idea

The idea of the After Abi Mission was born 3 years ago.

My friend Philip and me, Florian, two ambitionated 15 year old, wanted to travel the world looking for perfect waves.

In 2008 I came back from a trip to Northern Peru, where I surfed the 2nd longest wave in the world: Chicama...I told my friend Philip storys abouth two minute rides on the same wave... "We will surf it after we graduate from school"

In the German school system the graduational title is called "Abitur": So the "After Abi Mission" was born.

In November 2011 the months to get our Abitur were counted. We sat down together with my friend Denis at my place in Tenerife to realize the idea... With great iniciative it did not last 2 weeks and we got our first tickets to Malaysia and Australia, as we found them for a third of the usual price, still with our great objective to go to Peru afterwards.

Looking for 1 months every afternoon for tickets to get there, we finally got cheap ones across the Pacific, from Indonesia, over Bangkok, Los Angeles and Miami to Guayaquil in Ecuador, just 3 hours to the perfect Surfspots in Northern Peru...Thats how the surftrip to Peru turned into a voyage around the World over 5 continents in 8 months continuing from Peru south to Chile and Argentina, and finally to South Africa, returning home via Quatar and Barcelona in April...

Living dreams !

La idea de la After Abi Mission (Misión Después del Abi) nació hace 3 años.

Mi amigo Felipe y yo, Florian, dos quinzeañeros ambicionados, queríamos viajar por el mundo en busca de olas perfectas.

En el 2008 volví de un viaje al norte de Perú, en el que cogi la ola segunda más larga del mundo: Chicama ... le conte a mi amigo Philip historias sobre dos minutos en la misma ola ... "Vamos a cogerla después de graduarnos"

En el sistema escolar alemán el título de graduacion se llama "Abitur": Así nacio el After Abi Mission.

En noviembre del 2011, los meses para acabar nuestro bachillerato estaban contados. Nos encontramos, juntos con mi amigo Denis en casa, en Tenerife, para realizar la idea ... Con gran iniciativa no duró mas de 2 semanas y sacamos nuestros primeros billetes, primero a Malaysia y luego a Australia, ya que los encontramos por un tercio del precio habitual, aún con nuestro gran objetivo de ir a Perú después.

En busca de billetes baratos durante un mes todas las tardes , finalmente los encontramos a través del Pacífico, de Indonesia, via Bangkok (escala de 24h jeje) a Los Ángeles para luego ir a Miami y finalmente llegar a Guayaquil en Ecuador, a sólo 3 horas de las olas perfectas al norte del Perú ...
Asi es cómo el surftrip a Perú se convirtió en un viaje alrededor de todo el mundo a traves de los 5 continentes en ocho meses continúando desde Perú direccion sur hasta Chile y Argentina, y luego a Sudáfrica, para volver a casa via Quatar y Barcelona la primera semana de Abril..

Viviendo sueños !

Montag, 12. September 2011

After spending our last awesome day and crazy night in Paris (and having slept 25min) we took our flight to Kuala Lumpur (nearly missed it, because we tried to enjoy our hangover meal at McDonalds at 10am).

After the 30-hour journey, in which we took the long-haul flight, one train, two buses and a boat, we finally made our way to the beautiful island Pulau Tioman.

That place does not only sound amazing, it is amazing.

An average meal costs around 1,50€. Everything is fresh and local; come here and get the best pineapple juice of your life.

Get up at 10, have an awesome breakfast and go directly to the white-sand beach. Straight into the 28 degrees water.

Come out and lay down, doing absolutely nothing. Go in again and do some snorkelling.

In the evening, after a little siesta, you make your way to the jetty and jump into the water.

Refreshing.

Get local dinner with another amazing fruit juice, looking at the calm sea.

Then go to bed and take consciousness how good life is.

The photos talk for itself.