It's a crazy concept I know but the World Tour actually got decent waves today. As in barreling, good, not-shit in anyway waves. The guys were getting kegged left, right and centre. Punts were hucked and made and life as a photographer was generally a joy rather than a chore. Half of Portugal came to watch and cheered whenever someone walked down the beach for their heat, came back or rode a good wave. All in all the best day of the European leg by a million miles...
And that's even with the traffic chaos after the event. The back-up, back-up, back-up site of Belgas (which is Portuguese for: semi-secret beachy down a dirt track through the cabbage fields with little to no parking) is not exactly event friendly. It's out in the arse end of nowhere... But they did it and I left early enough to stop the 15-minute drive home becoming an hour plus nightmare like most guys suffered.
For the rest of todays pics check out the gallery here or click the photos...
In other news the ASP CEO Brodie Carr (right) met his nemesis from Stab mag Charlie Smith (left) and out-manned him in a brutal arm wrestle. I happened to be at the bar when it all kicked off...
