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WALKING ON WATER
Well, sort of... Welcome to Praia de Benagil where we met with I LOVE SUP to experience stand up paddleboarding and the Benagil caves!
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tand up paddleboarding (or, SUP), has become huge in popularity over the last couple of years in the Algarve. Stand up paddleboarding as a water sport originated in Hawaii, though variations of SUP have been around for thousands of years. The modern version mixes surfing with kayaking to create a fun way to enjoy the water whether it be in calm lakes, in the middle of breaking waves in the sea or as we did this month, calmly making your way from one incredible sea cave to another along the Algarve’s magnificent coastline.
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Having lived in the Algarve for over 10 years now, we have always wanted to visit the caves, as social media has become more and more present in everyone’s lives, it is hard to go a day in summer without someone sharing their experience at the Benagil cave. And so, we reached out to I LOVE SUP who agreed to take us out to experience the caves for ourselves. We met Márcio and Filomena at Praia de Benagil at 9:15 to get all of our safety equipment on, disinfect our hands and then have a quick lesson on how to get around with the board. Once we all had our bearings we marched down to
August 2020
