Waves, Rainbows and Surf Guide Algarve
So far November is shaping up to become one of the wettest in recent memory. Code orange warnings are given out so often I wonder if its actually combined with the spectacular colours the clouds turn. Storm, rain but a lot of waves to be ridden. That is when you know when to be where of course. Team Surf Guide Algarve scoring some fun sessions at novelty spots, only working when shit really goes down. Losing count on the number of rainbows in the sky, November is epic. Enjoy the story.
Where are the Unicorns
Summing up the ingredients for an epic surf. First you need good waves. Close second, but can be swapped to first if the waves are close to good, the company. Third and for sure less important, weather and environment. Algarve has a couple of more well known surf spots that are a bit more consistent. Luckily for the Surf Guide Algarve team there are still less known spots. Surflie still working with computer models and even do we use the same models as you do, we have 11 years of experience to compare things to. Seemingly impossible forecast with big swell and galeforce wind turn into novelty sessions with no one out. Question remains, where are the Unicorns?
The best waves never make it on the camera
Ask any surfer on the planet, good, bad or pro, the best wave will never be on the camera. Heavy stories with people changing batteries, going for a piss, or just with no camera in sight. Obviously for us a foto is just a nice bonus, memory or learning moment. Once that ‘Kelly Slater moment‘ makes it on the anti-social media it all of a sudden competes with real pro surfers from all over the world. Making the moment seem a lot less special. Whereis the real hero moments are the ones behind the camera. Our surf guide guest taking his wife who stands for more then two hours to shoot her man. Or our other guest who picks up the cam and shoots the guide in a barrel…
