AFP: Big wave surfers have been flocking to a formerly sleepy Portuguese fishing town, chasing monster waves that are some of the highest ever surfed.
Earlier this month the news broke that a set of fearsome 20-metre (65-feet) waves were coming to the small town of Nazare on Portugal’s Atlantic coast.
The message spread like wildfire and soon extreme surfers and sports fans — as well as keen photographers — arrived at the town’s Praia de Norte beach.
They gathered on the roof of a red lighthouse, listening to the deafening roar and watching in awe as the waves smashed against the cliffs. From the viewing point you cannot see where the waves end, giving the illusion the colossal walls of water could engulf their audience.
But the masses just missed out on seeing French surfer Justine Dupont have the ride of her life on November 13.
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It’s 2019; why is there a separate men’s and women’s surfing record?
@Tony R – Justine was Justin last year.
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Like a Great House Party. The message spread like Wildfire and two Friends who told two Friends told two Friends who, too, told two Friends and on and on.
Wipe out and you DIE.
@Left Coast Dan November 25, 2019 at 6:15 pm
> Justine was Justin last year.
It’s Portugal. Don’t let the stache fool ya.
^ 😂
Portugal has some of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen! However, my boyfriend and I couldn’t help notice the weird phenomenon with the women. Pretty attractive at 16-18, a few years later- roly-poly and mustachioed! About the same in Greece.
@indimex, same in the us, fwiw
What’s the difference between a Portuguese grandmother and an Elephant 🐘 ?
Fifty pounds and a black dress!
All I can say about Socialist Portugal is “Serf’s Up!”