Nias Pro:WorldChampionship Qualifying🏄

As I arrived on Nias, I was asked "Are you here for the contest?" No, I'm not, what kind of contest is going on here? World Surf League Championship Qualifying? Oh, well, I started learning to surf 4 weeks ago... 😅🙈
Love it, when I accidentally run into some huge local events! (Nevertheless this reminded me more on Formula 1 - or Skiing-circus, conquering a place for a week 🤷)
Seemed as if this is THE annual event, here on Nias, for opening ceremony it seemed as if literally everybody tried to attend in there best Sunday dresses, so it was finally like a huge celebration, all around surfing.
Lot of Surf-Pros in the water, to watch😲, some intermediate surfers, annoyed by all the pros stealing their waves 😅, and many many busy locals, working and preparing for the big event.
And finally, no good surfing waves from Tuesday to Thursday 🙈
But luckily for me one of the Surfspots for beginners had some nice little waves, so at least I was able to practice some surfing 😎 My stand-ups are getting better, body balance improves, but paddling and catching the wave at the right point still is difficult 😅
Already looking for some other nice beach breaks on my further route 😬もっと詳しく