The Way of the Waves

A slow, low-carbon journey by bike through Europe's western fringes in search of perfect waves and the soul of surfing.

Martin Dorey is a writer, surfer and lifelong camper. He is the author of the bestselling Take the Slow Road travel series and No. More. Plastic, and in 2011 he presented the BBC2 TV programme 'One Man and his Camper Van'. He is the founder of a beach cleaning charity, The 2 Minute Foundation, for which he was awarded an MBE for services to the environment in 2023. He loves bikes but hates hills. @martindorey www.martindorey.com

Prologue Section 1: France Section 2: Spain Section 3: Portugal Epilogue Surfing glossary References Resources Acknowledgements