Simpel Lines EU - EP3: Portugal

They didn't quite make it to the end of the world, but it was the end of the road. Portugal never fails to deliver — great food, warm people, and an Atlantic that showed up in its own way. Not heavy, not pumping, just exactly the kind of playful summer waves that remind you why you made the trip in the first place.

With Kesia and Luis guiding the crew through their home town, life was good. There's a full table in the sun, plenty of conversation and smiles, and a sense that this is exactly where the trip was always heading. Mckenzie reflects on the whole thing from here — four countries, one van, more than enough stories to make it all worth it.

"Who would have thought, that you can just go over a certain little border just down the road and be in a completely different country."
Mckenzie Bowden, EP3

What is Simpel Lines?

Simpel Lines EU is an honest capture of one of those classic summer road trips. A big van, a good crew, and the open road. Three crew members, four countries, whatever the ocean gave back.

Mckenzie Bowden helps knit together the journey from the UK through Germany, France, Spain, and Portugal. No script, no guaranteed swell. Just the road, the people, and what happened.

This is the first in what we hope will be an ongoing series of road trips, surf edits, and real travel content from the crew here at Simpel.

More is coming.