Hi Julie, Thank you for your honesty we strive to refine & improve the Chix trip annually & do take on board any feedback shared by our valued clients. We are however quite surprised to receive your review Julie & learn of all this just now, as nothing was mentioned throughout the 11 days in the Maldives with you. We would like to point out this is the first of its kind review we have received over the past five years of running the Chix Surf School trips. It is surprising to hear you would have preferred only one hour surf time daily especially since on your beginning day of the trip you assumed one surf session of 3 hours was not going to be enough for you & we specifically had the conversation with you to really encourage you to pace yourself at the start of the retreat, especially in the extreme heat. This is as most past feedback we have received from the past clinics is that by the end of the 11 day trip of a fast paced schedule, surf & muscle fatigue set in. That’s why we also bring on a physical therapist to relive muscle tension & have a wholistic approach to the trip. It is also interesting to hear in a small group of 9, you were disappointed with only access to 2 professional surf coaches & 3hrs daily surf time daily…. After 5 years of running the trips & taking onboard client feedback, the surfing session as one large 3hr surf is largely preferable over a 1hr surf or 2x daily surfing sessions. This is especially given with the strong currents & people struggle to paddle against the current on the 2nd session, leads to a faster decline in fatigue. All aspects considered, we do feel the coaching painted in your review was not quite accurate Julie - both coaches always went above and beyond every surf, splitting the peaks & moving around to assist everyone equally to catch waves, refine technique & hold their confidence in the line up. Yourself included. We feel it’s also important to reflect on whether you surfed with the group near the coaches or chose a more independent approach to your surfing sessions & whether the coaching that was offered was taken onboard. The dinners at Indulge - this is confusing as we did not do the dinners at Indulge - only one pizza - all dinners were at 4 different restaurants throughout the 11 days so plenty of variety & choice on offer including both buffet & a la cart meals catering to dietary requirements. It is also important to remember the trip was held on a small remote island during Ramadan time, where everything is flown & shipped in bi-weekly by local ferry, not a five-star resort - it’s all imported & dependent on supply. Judging by the amount of five-star reviews we’ve received over the last five years & this being one of a kind remark, it would have been appropriate for any issues to have been discussed in the moment with us so we could have made adjustments for you to enhance your Maldives & coaching experience Julie. We are both surprised & sorry you left the beautiful Maldives & all the trip had to offer with an overall feeling of disappointed :( We also missed you joining the group on the Vaavu day.