The west coast of Ireland and Scotland has been likened to a “cold water Indo” for the countless reefs, coves, and slabs, which are bombarded by powerful North Atlantic swell for much of the year. Here European tube-hunter Nico Von Rupp finds himself a lonely left that pumps out tube after tube. If it wasn’t for the 6-mm wetsuit, booties, hoodie, and gloves, Nico coulda sworn this was Macaroni’s.