Pringle & Katya in Galicia Update…
We left the UK two weeks ago to head out on our European migration and after a leisurely 5 day drive we arrived in Frieira next to the Rio Mino on the Spain/ Portugal border.
So far we’ve been spending most of our time at the wave below the Dam in Frieira.
It works best in the morning and ussualy drops off in the afternoon although the dam releases have been a little unpredictable so far.
The wave at the right level is probably one of the best in Europe, and a reasonable hole at lower flows. The only downsides is that you need to catch it from above which means after each ride is a tough walk back up over jagged rocks and through thorny gorse bushes to get back in, but luckily the wave really makes up for the hard walk back to the top.
The area of Galicia we’ve been in so far has been pretty warm with beautiful lush scenary all around us, a really great place to kayak.
This weekend just gone we drove to the Portugese coast to head out in our brand new as yet un-used Axiom in some very violent hefty storm surf. The boat handled great in the rough conditions and I had a very short session getting battered around before it got too big and I retreated back to the beach.
Check the photo gallery below to see more of what we’ve been upto…
Pringle
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Hey,
Thanks for sending us the info, i’d heard it was on but hadn’t seen the link you gave.
We were planning to go so checked the Ulla today, was very high and still raining then heard from one guy its been postponed. Hope to get back when its a bit lower 
thanks,
Pringle
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Just incase you didn’t know, there’s a big whitewater boatercross event in Galicia this weekend on the Upper Ulla. It’d be a shame to miss out just cos you didn’t realise!
The locals are always really friendly and I’m sure you’d get a warm welcome. Details here – http://altoulla.googlepages.com
All the best,
Liam