Photo: Nathan Florence // YouTube
If Nathan Florence says a wave is scary, that means something. Last year, he said that Portugal’s “Cave” will “put the fear in you,” due to a combination of a heavy wave and razor-sharp, exposed reef.
On the other hand, apparently it didn’t put that much fear in him, because Florence is back for more in his latest YouTube video. He saddled up on a 6’0″ Pyzel, threw on some booties to protect himself from the aforementioned nightmare reef, and paddled out with his brother Ivan. Their reward was glassy, cavernous barrels that they didn’t have to share with a lineup.
“It was actually not really the time you would [normally] paddle out,” described Florence afterwards. “The tide was just dropping, but it was super clean and the direction was pretty good. It was a little off for most sets, but every once in a while there was a good one. Couldn’t ask for more, made this session worth it. Such a high-risk little wave, but so sick when you get ’em.”
