Hi Ozoids.... I have been so busy settling into life in the Algarve, that I haven't been Breezing
I Hope your summer is totally awesome and the surf is good!

I chose to winter in the southwestern tip of Portugal because its very sparsely populated, takes every swell direction and any wind direction can offer up some good options.
It's warm enough during the day and chilly at night.
I surf comfortably in trunks and a 2 mm top.

I am feeling my way around, and liking how active I stay here.
I bought a mountain bike the first day.... best decision ever, I only use my car for food shopping and surf sessions.
So much empty land, dirt roads and rugged cliff trails, that you can ride all day and never be more than 10 minutes from home.

I am the only SUPster in town at the moment.... I haven't even seen one on a car yet.
Waves every day so far

I made a vid of my first few sessions, but I'm going to redo it, so
Here's a look at yesterday.

Creek

Thanks for the beautiful video! You are an inspiration for so many of us aging supsters! I will think of you when I am next out in my 5.5/4 full wetsuit, boots and gloves, frost on the ground and wicked shore pound.....and yet still I count myself as being so incredibly fortunate to be out in the waves.

Cheers

Bob

Geology lessons too... STC the legend grows

Nice VID you should try the FatBoy Bike they used big tires and you can ride without problems in the beach, also are really fun and easy to ride...

Sheers.

Awesome Creek

colas said..
Nice trip & video, Creek!

Sorry to read elsewhere that you sprained your ankle. I can relate, I sprained it very slightly in September and it has not gotten away since. Basically it was healing slowly and then each SUP session re-stressed it, even after 2 weeks without sessions (winter storms...)

I finally realized that I re-strained it mainly on frontside bottom turns, so as a new year resolution I decided to only surf backside (I am regular so lefts) and using my stablest board... and it worked! In just some sessions the pain is practically gone, it seems more efficient than simply resting.

Your injury is most probably different from mine, so it may not apply, but I am just sharing my experience that it may be worthwhile to find ways to avoid any pain on the water, it can make a huge difference in recovery time...

Whicn foot is injured Colas ? Back or front? Love your thinken ??

CAPWP said..
Nice VID you should try the FatBoy Bike they used big tires and you can ride without problems in the beach, also are really fun and easy to ride...

Sheers.

Fatboys are great, but this whole place is a 250' high plateau with sheer cliffs and tiny beaches.
The beach in the video is the only one I can ride to around here, and it's only 1 K long.

Some pics of beach access.... and my one attempt at "not Fat enough bike"

colas said..
Nice trip & video, Creek!

Sorry to read elsewhere that you sprained your ankle. I can relate, I sprained it very slightly in September and it has not gotten away since. Basically it was healing slowly and then each SUP session re-stressed it, even after 2 weeks without sessions (winter storms...)

I finally realized that I re-strained it mainly on frontside bottom turns, so as a new year resolution I decided to only surf backside (I am regular so lefts) and using my stablest board... and it worked! In just some sessions the pain is practically gone, it seems more efficient than simply resting.

Your injury is most probably different from mine, so it may not apply, but I am just sharing my experience that it may be worthwhile to find ways to avoid any pain on the water, it can make a huge difference in recovery time...

Thanks colas!

and I agree....
I sprained my right ankle, which is my back/strong foot.
Waves I surf are mainly lefts, so on my backhand, the ankle was ok

in the last wave of this vid, I got a rare right and when I went to kick out...
you heard me cry out, then "expletive deleted".....as I fell over.
so backside it is for a while... and I'm going to wrap it as well.

I ride my bike a lot, walk the beach.... ice & stretch
Hard not to surf... but I know how bad a sprain can be to heal and easy to damage more seriously.

Oops.... gotta go, the neighbors are going surfing, I'm gonna walk down the valley of bones and film them from the cliff!
I'll "Kook Hat Cam" the valley... it's pretty cool!

Get well fast, Creek. Waves are still good!

Don't worry about your ankle what happened to your toes!!!
You are an inspiration, living the endless search.

Ah, and do not hesitate to see a doctor. This is not the US, the price of a visit to the doctor and drugs is quite cheap... Some creams help a lot.

Thanks for sharing, it's nice to know that these places still exist

RbGar said..
How's out some pics of hot Portagee ladies!!!!

ha ha.... I wish!
Where I end up every day, I never see anyone.

Exploration is a blast.
I ride my mountain bike a lot, as low impact re-hab.... but always end up doing some pretty rustic adventures.
Today I had every intention of a nice easy roadside ride.... but it got boring.

So I followed some tracks off road...... and ended up in Mexico

There were some interesting potholes that went straight down 250' into ocean caves.
Don't think I'll walk around here at night

I earned my lunch on a nice harbor bench

If you really get bored, my bud is living at Goya's house in Tarifa for the next 3 months.

Thanks LeeD,
Tarifa looks interesting, does he SUP surf or paddle?
is that THE Goya's house?!?

Thanks Kami and MangoDingo it's almost recovered, now that the wind has gone bad

I have been hiking and biking to keep my ankle loose and strong
Plus I am using the time to explore some breaks around the region.

I am sure to you Aussies, walkabout in the outback is everyday stuff
so Old man lost, is nothing new.
I don't use the GPS away from my wifi,
so I have to memorize the directions.
Goole map routing tried to kill me the other day

You should go up to Arrifana: goo.gl/maps/Erck6d9oE8G2

It should be aprox. 40 to 50 klms north from sagres.

It is a protected bay from the northerly winds you will see in the next couple of days.
You can have a look at: beachcam.meo.pt/livecams/arrifana/