Some favorite 35mm point-and-shoot shots from sunny Nazaré, Portugal the other week. Was making my way back to Porto from Lisbon and decided to stop for a night at this fishing village that doubles as the home of the famed “100ft Wave.” (Click to watch Garrett McNamara surf it. cray)
Took a cable car to the cliffside village/old town, bought some candied nuts from a street vendor-ette clad in traditional Nazaré garb, and wandered down to the very windy Big Wave viewpoint. Note the cliff ferns!
The next morning I paddled out with the surf school into the much smaller, much less intimidating waves of the “Praia da Nazaré” side of the rocky peninsula. “Praia da Norte,” or North Beach, is where the big waves go to crash on the other side. Afterwards rewarded myself with a Portuguese seafood staple— codfish— dressed in cilantro and peppers, and quickly paid and darted off to a bus I’d already missed. (Read your tickets carefully, everyone!)
Bought a new ticket for a few hours later, which gave me time to get the mango gelato I’d been eyeing. Heard familiar voices behind me in line and recognized my two hostel friends. We sat and giggled with our ice cream cones in the sunshine, with my bathing suit drying on a chair next to me. I love Europe!! The end.
