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“So far we’ve had an amazing time on Madeira island. Beautiful weather, good food, nice people, great whale watching tour.. only the really fun experience was missing. Good thing we heard about Salty. We didn’t need much time to think about it.. it was time to get Salty!

Early in the morning we got up, the sun only starting to rise and we were already on the road to Porto Cruz, where good waves were to be expected. We got there and after a quick coffee went to check out the beach. Nice little beach and already some people hoping into the waves. Shortly after, Belmiro arrived and welcomed us warmly. He checked the waves and decided to take us to another spot with better waves. He sure knows his business. Only a short drive away is Machico, where a large beach with nice waves was waiting for us.

We carried the whole equipment to the beach and Belmiro handes us two wetsuits and the super bright yellow Salty t-shirts. By the time we got dressed we were already sweating. After a short warm-up we jumped into the waves. The next two hours Belmiro showed us with lots of patience how to bodyboard. After each wave he explained what we can improve to catch the waves even better. He really knows how to explain everything so we understand. We had an absolutly fun time and enjoyed it a lot. Belmiro is a great guy, born to be in the water. The whole time while we tried hard to catch the waves he easily got them without trying hard and took lots of pictures and videos of us. We ended up super exhausted but with good memories and a new great friend. To recover our energy Belmiro took us to a typical bar on Madeira to drink some Ponchas. We’ll definitively come back to Madeira to get Salty. Thank you Belmiro for everything!”  –   Oscar and Nadine in Madeira Bodyboard Lesson – Salty Madeira Water Activities