Holiday Skate

Just back from a week in sunny Albufeira, Portugal. As always, made sure there was a skatepark close by before booking our Hols.

Helpful directions.


Great park if you like stairs, rails, hubbas, ledges and flat banks. I don't.


But not to worry they have a snake run.


And the 'Death Bowl'. Tight, over vert and so slippy you can't climb out by foot.


The mini bowl was more my thing.


Action shot! Ollie to tail.


Was good to get away for a week in the sun. Even better to get some skating in as well.

That mini bowl looks like good fun, in fact the whole park looks great. Looks like you had the place to yourself too. I'll bear this place in mind for my next holiday!

had it to yourself as well then ? Double cool!

How bizarre.... we booked to go here in 2 weeks about 2 hours ago

You may think its bizarre.
Or you may now realise just why youre going there.

How bizarre.... we booked to go here in 2 weeks about 2 hours ago

Cool! Be carefull in that bowl!

wow........that place seems to have it all...................nice street course to keep the rest busy so that the mini bowl is all yours.

Nice.

super good.....

Sweet!

too many steps and street shit man,a few more bowls ,obrigado !

ACE

not enough stair sets

Nice to see the obligatory cum spurting cock graffiti isn't just isolated to the British isles then..

Brit' tourists did the cock for sure.

Looks like a bit of fun.

see what you mean about the slippery bowl... there's no graffitti above the halfway mark.

there's no graffitti above the halfway mark

People are really small in Portugal.

That snake run looks pretty gnarly to me! It doesnt look very carve'able and then when/if you get to the end you are faced with the over vert bowl of death! Did you ride it? Maybe all the stairs are the fire exit

That snake run looks pretty gnarly to me! It doesnt look very carve'able and then when/if you get to the end you are faced with the over vert bowl of death! Did you ride it? Maybe all the stairs are the fire exit

I rode down it a few times, but stuck my foot down near the end as I couldn't work out how to roll in down the waterfall at the speed I was going.

Here's a vid off youtube of someone else skating it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Btez9SNbJNo

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wow, so it looks like its carveable towards the bowl and then bingo! flat on your arse

Niiiice, what a great looking park ... that mini bowl is givin me the skate horn !

mmm...Says to missus...'fancy Portugal next year Gill?'

Mmmm Piri-Piri chicken, strong surf, cool people.

Gotta love Portugal, looks like you had a great time!