Welcome, friends, to Area 70. The pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow!
Ummmmmm I am going to go out on a limb and say no. It is not. Area 70 looks like a fun but messy roll-in but who cares! These Irish fellows look like they are having lots of fun. They have a whole island filled with leprechauns and faeries and hearts, stars, clovers and freezing cold emptiness. What is not to love?
Which brings up the broader point. People have been saying, “The best surfer in the water is the one having the most fun…” for years. And I have always thought it utter bullshit. The best surfer in the water is the best surfer in the water and the one having the most fun is usually a surf school turkey.
But I have been wrong (probably). Surfing is anti-depressive, after all, and look at that smile hiding beneath that red beard. Al Mennie is happy in the very land that invented depression! He is the best surfer in the North Atlantic (at least)!