Sunday, June 1, 2014

Surfing the AMAZON?


Heck,  why not have three surfing strange spot posts in one day.  If you can surf on rice paddies and in the middle of a landlocked city,  why not on the Amazon River Basin in Brazil!  This surreal strange spot is located at Pororoca Tidal Bore.  It is created by incoming ocean tidal waters being squeezed into a narrower river basin.... wallah! waves!
Well, not just waves but PERFECT waves reaching about 13 feet high!  Surfing the Amazon is similar to ocean surfing yet the water is far from Caribbean Blue.  And the ride isn't a few hundred feet to the beach,  but instead, it's endless surf for miles!  Instead of sharks, piranas :) and instead of coral, uprooted trees.... BTY, Pororoca means great destructive noise :). It's a strange spot that is frequently visited by eager surfers from all over the world.  The best months for surfing the Pororoca are February through March.  Sao Domingos do Capim, Brazil hosts the National Pororoca Surfing Championships. Surfing everywhere has it's risks.  At the Pororoca, the wave's great strength uproots trees and even any structures in it's way.  The water is often littered with debris creating significant hazards to surfers.  However, for many, the adrenaline rush is worth the risk.  Surfers have ridden this tidal bore for more than 1/2 an hour and 7 miles without stopping!  Hang 10 to the AMAZON surfers!





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