Surfing
For the second time in a week, nasty Nazaré serves up savage size waves for your enjoyment.
For the second time in a week the Nazaré Canyon funneled a huge Atlantic swell into Praia do Norte in Portugal, delivering XXL waves to a handful of dedicated maniacs and a cliff load of mind-blown spectators.
If you saw the week's earlier effort you saw Pedro "Scooby" Vianna battle it out with Sebastian Steudtner and Eric Rebiere in atrocious conditions, as mountains of water were ribbed with moguls as the result of howling onshore winds. This weekend was a different state of affairs, however, and to keep with the alpine analogies, conditions were groomed to perfection.
Last week's heroes were joined by Hawaiian-maestro-turned-Portuguese-celebrity Garrett McNamara, England's most fearless waterman Andrew Cotton and local maniac Joao Macedo, who took matters into his own hands and paddled the session.
Being a Sunday, the crowd lining the cliffs numbered in the thousands, with policia needed to block off streets as the town plaza throbbed with life and folks happily paid the one-euro fee to enter the lighthouse and enjoy the best view available. Strap yourself in and hit play to soak up a European experience you won't find in the brochure.
