Surfing Europe this summer

[Sezipoo]

Hi all,

22yr old aussie gal from central coast (australia). Have just bought campervan this past month in London & just about to start our surfn road trip down the west coast of France, Spain & Portugal for 2-3 mths. Dying for some waves & sun! There will b about 4-5 surfin ozzies wtih me.

Hoping to hook up with locals or other budding surfers looking for that elusive wave in europe. If anyone will be down in any of those areas over july & August & want to catch up with some crazy surfers, drop us a line

Sarah

[Rob]

God Damn! :)

I'm doing the same thing, Aussie in Cambridge, about to split and do france spain and portugal!

:)


I'll be leaving mid August I suspect so may be following you up. Might catch you out back in some far flung break.

[barrelled2perfection]

Heya! yeah i'll be down in a place called Bidart which is just south of Biarritz (south-west france) and i'll be up for meeting up with you guys. I'm down there from next tues day to 20th july. Don't hesitate to drop me a line via e-mail and we'll sort something out.
barrelled2perfection@hotmail.com
Take it easy,

Phil 8)

[robster]

I might not get down there until about start - mid August so I might miss you mate, but I'll have a few waves on your behalf ;)

[barrelled2perfection]

ah goddammit!! i'm down there for the biarritz surf fest and for the less crowded time of the summer!! Good luck with the crowds man!! I'll be catching some empty waves for u!!!

Take it easy man, if you're in devon at the beginning of september, let me know (drop me a message on my site's forum)

Cheers,

Phil

[robster]

gets pretty crowded down there then does it?!

damn :(

I'll be doing sw france, nort of spain and portugal over 6 weeks, hopefully i'll find some good waves just for me occasionally. Either way, should be fun :)

I'm used to crowds BTW, my home breaks are the Noosa points in QLD and I surfed the Gold Coast for years. I can hold my own ;)

[barrelled2perfection]

Ahh man, well if you're going to Portugal, head down to Peniche and Ericeira! I was in Ericeira for about 2 months a couple of years ago and there are so many breaks within a few miles. You have Pedra Branca, The Reef, Coxos (big powerful waves!) and Ribeira D'Ihlas which is the most consistant. Then up at Peniche, you have Supertubos which is kick ass!!! In portugal, you really are spoilt for choice for waves and I heard the further north you are, the less crowded it gets!! Have fun!!! When you get back from Europe, are you gonna be back in the UK again? If so, we should head down to the coast at some point for a cheeky surf sesh!

Anyways man, have a blast!!

Phil 8)

[robster]

Thanks for the tips, I'll be heading to live in either Aus or Spain after the trip, depending on where work takes me. The UK has been fun, but the surf is calling me again... :)

[barrelled2perfection]

sweet dude, i'm heading over to WA this xmas...again!! he he he! I'm gonna go ride the box one more time....eeek!

[Tonio]

G'Day mates
I'm a french boy living near Paris and I'll be in Biarritz for holidays (from last week of July to mid August. I've been there many times and I know this place quite well. This time, I'm going there to practise surfing (I'm a beginner) and have fun at the festival in Bayonne (you may have heard of it).
I'd be glad to make you visit this great place in exchange for some surfing tips :wink:
I hope you'll love France as much as I loved Australia (I spent 2 months in SA)