After celebrating Christmas and New Year’s with my family and friends in Denmark, my dad and I packed the good old Ford Escort with boards, paddles, wetsuits and several cases of Red Bull and set out on a long roadtrip. Destination: Danger Island.
The road to Danger Island
It was a long drive down through Europe, but luckily I had just gotten my driver’s license, so my dad and I could take turns driving down the long neverending European highways. The Red Bulls and the shrieking car radio kepts us awake and we made really good progress. Hamburg, Bruxelles, Paris and Bordeaux we all passed within the first 30 hours. Next stop was the Coté de Basque, which my dad really loves! I got a nice afternoon surf session and by coincidence met up with my Naish SUP teammate Xabi Lafitte. A good way to mark our halfway down through Europe 
Xabi Lafitte; Great french SUP surfer and a true Basque-man
After surfing with Xabi and enjoying the nice atmosphere in the French part of the Basque country, we hit the road again. Over night we made it all the way across the Spanish peninsula and into Portugal. Mike sleeping in the back while I drove. Next morning we checked out the famous surfspot were Garrett Mcnamara in 2011 rode a crazy 90-foot wave. There were no waves this day, but the area was super beautiful! Mike and I enjoyed wearing only shorts in T-shirts again and not having to wear skijackets and gloves
Nazaré, Portugal - Garret McNamara's spot. No waves, but sunshine and warm temperatures
Later the same day we drove south through Portugal and checked out the famous surfspot Supertubos. The waves were small, but I managed to get 8 hours of surfing on my SUP board. It felt soo good not having to wear a 6 mm wetsut with hood, gloves and boots! Mike took out my 9’8” Naish SUP gun and used it for a surfboard. We had a blast and got quite sunburned Later, Mike drove us further south through Portugal, while I slept in the back of the car. Surf all day, Drive all night!
Next morning we woke up, drove the car onto a big ferry and readied ourselves for all the adventures waiting for us on Danger Island! Though we both agreed, that our roadtrip through Europe had been a quite cool adventure in itself
Stay tuned for photos and videos here from the dangerous island somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean!
- Casper
Super fun day with some great friends !
