#SURFING - Surfer and photographer Rob Gilley talks up the "cooler horizons" of surfing in Ireland for Surfer Magazine.

Responding to another surfer's arrogance in wondering why anyone would want to travel to surf in cold water when there are so many warmer spots in the world, Gilley goes on to outline his own preference for more frigid climes.

"On those particular trips I had discovered a longer lasting, deeper satisfaction," he writes. "A more profound stoke."

The theory behind his reasoning? "It's harder to feel euphoric when you're sweaty."

If that doesn't convince you, he posits the scenario of a "perfect, draining" afternoon's surfing in Ireland, then getting into a warm car and stopping at a pub "by a roaring fire" with a creamy Guinness into an empty stomach. "Case dismissed."

Surfer Magazine has more on the story, including Gilley's photos, HERE.