Davises Do Europe: 12.Nazare...Death on a Stick....

For those not in the know Nazare reached the ultimate status in surfing a few weeks ago, no not because we visited it but that the largest wave ever surfed happen here. Take a look at the link to see how large the waves get.
http://magicseaweed.com/news/nazare-blows-up/5733/

The weather was very windy when we were there so the waves were a bit blown out but still immense.

This photo was taken a few days after we visited and you can see the waves are incredible.

Huge shore break..the town's beaches have a 'danger of death' warning as the waves are so big

Just a small wave on the southern side of the head land

Now that's how to handle a SUP

We sat on the beach in the sun for hours watching the surf.

Camera crews were filming the surfing too and then we were joined by Garrett ‘GMAC’ McNamara and Andrew 'Cotty' Cotton two of the big wave surfers that surfed the largest wave ever. These guys had serious big wave boards, Rhino chasers. They headed out into the surf and just kept paddling and paddling until my camera could no longer pick them out, they were heading for the large off shore waves.

The photos below show them choosing their route out to the big waves.