I’m still in Baleal because this place feels so nice. I decided I’d give it a few more days at least since I’m not really in a hurry. The waves right now are bad everywhere including Spain so there’s not much point hurrying elsewhere because of surfing either. A new home I moved from the […]
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An Intensive Week of Surf Coming to an End
This place is as amazing as I remembered. The conditions could have been better, but I’m not complaining. I also remembered again how painful it is to surf for four hours every day for five consecutive days. Especially if you are not as fit as you used to be. Rough conditions – whitewater training On […]
Baleal Surf Camp – Another Home Away from Home
The plan was to visit Porto and I did that too, but without getting out of Naranja. I did find a pretty place to spend the night though and went to Nazaré to see the spot that’s famous for the biggest waves in the world. And now finally I’m in a very familiar place in […]
Northern Spain Drive-by – Helpful Realizations
So, I took the detour that I was thinking about and at least so far it has been an excellent choice. Many cool things and new realizations have happened the past two days. San Vicente de la Barquera My first stop after Donostia was the town where I lost my surf virginity: San Vicente de […]
Crossed France – Now in Donostia/San Sebastian
Luxemburg When I left from the Devil’s gorge on Monday after writing the last post, I almost immediately crossed over to Luxemburg. I really don’t have much to show for it unfortunately. The road was good but I needed to be very awake to navigate through the many exits and crossings that I had to […]
Münster, Krefeld Linn and Goodbyes to Germany
I left Nordhorn on Saturday and drove to Münster to do some laundry and enjoy the pretty city. I went there plenty of times when I lived in Nordhorn and always liked it. After a night in Münster I drove to Krefeld Linn to do the last social call this trip. And the award for […]
Nordhorn – Thoughts and Images
This has been a fun and relaxed week. I got to meet more people than I planned, but I also had plenty of time to look around the city and enjoy some of the things I have missed. I’ve eaten plenty of German bread rolls fresh from a local bakery. Those I definitely missed in […]
Back Home – That’s How It Still Feels Like
My old home town Nordhorn still feels very much like home. It’s been over six years since I left here but it doesn’t feel like that way at all. Some things have changed of course but except for a few new apartment blocks I haven’t seen big differences so far. The way here I decided […]
Goodbyes to Ville and Riga – Back on the Road
We had a fun night in Riga last night with some cocktails and visits to some cool bars. I really like the city. I’ve been there once around twelve years ago. Even then in February when the weather wasn’t very pleasing I remember thinking that I need to visit this city again. I still have […]
All Clear – I Hope
Just a quick post to update you on the Naranja emergency. The problem seems to be solved right now. What it actually was is a bit hard to say though. I took Naranja to Autobrava motors and after they fiddled with the engine for about 90 minutes the problem has now disappeared. Apparently the secondary […]