here we are! Right in the midle of our journey. We've been over a month on the road, from Caminha to Porto during the first week, there to Aveiro in the week after, from there to São Pedro de Moel, and finaly arrived to Ericeira, near home. Clean sheets and nice food...
Too many things have happened since we last posted here, and it became hard to keep up with all the news. After having all the sponsorings closed we got ourselves on the way to Portugal by Skate's second edition. In Oporto longboard scene is far more developped than in Lisboa, or so it seems. We've been received by the Longboarderz Team: they took us to some of the coolest places to ride longboard in the northern Portugal, such as Matosinhos,
Too many things have happened since we last posted here, and it became hard to keep up with all the news. After having all the sponsorings closed we got ourselves on the way to Portugal by Skate's second edition. In Oporto longboard scene is far more developped than in Lisboa, or so it seems. We've been received by the Longboarderz Team: they took us to some of the coolest places to ride longboard in the northern Portugal, such as Matosinhos,
Gaia where we spent our "Go Skateboarding Day",
and Carvoeiro, some kick ass roads...
In Ovar we had some company again for some longboarding miles, and again we were presented to some cool agressive oldschool downhill roads: Minhoteira. Deep Portugal with wide open minded locals.
Longboard workshops in the Youth Hostels have been working prety good too! We truly realize that longboard skate is almost unknown for most of the kids, and it's a pleasure and a privilege to get them in touch with our passion.
Half the way gone, or half of the way to come, we finally have our oficial website online! It's HERE! And thanks to Us2Rs and to Paulo Arraiano. It's thanks to him again that we have this lovely tees! Check them out! 100% cotton and it costs 20€ each (+ shipping when to out of Portugal: please call us to +351 96 855 00 49 or send us an email to portugaldeskate@gmail.com), for those who are registered in longboarderz.forumeiros.com. So hurry up and register! It's the newest longboard forum, where we can share spots and hints.
400 kms gone, 600 kms to come, and something made it possible: lot's of Luso water, a Tatonka backpack, Vans Shoes, and our perfectly hand made cruising boards, LabSk8 longboards... Check them out HERE. And that's for the world to know that Portugal is not only good at making red wine and corks!
