I really tested my dedication to surfing yesterday and now I'm starting to wonder whether it was all really worth it! So I got up at 5.45 to get to Watergate for 7.30, I have started to take my time in the mornings rather than rushing/speeding! The charts looked very average but I have only been in twice this year due to my arm and crap weekend surf! I got 10mins past Okehampton and it started snowing, like really heavily, due to the fact it was so early I was literly the first car driving on it which was pretty scary, I decided it was probably only through Bodmin Moor so I carried on regardless! 30 miles later and it finally stopped, then the A30 was shut but the detour wasn't too bad! I did actually get to Watergate for exactly 7.30. I pulled up into the car park and one dude had already got out, considering it had only been light for like 30 mins it wasn't looking good, I asked him what it was like and he said "um 3ft and er messy". I drove up to the top of the cliff to have a look from the layby, I was meeting my mate there anyhow! Yep it was rubbish, decided to have a look at Lusty but the tide was too high! Ended up at Fistral and it was better than I would have thought but really quite average!
So was it worth it, £20 on diesel and my arm is sore again, I don't really know! Last year I would just go and make the most of every session and forget about the diesel cost or anything else, why am I now thinking about these things? Is it because we've got a baby on the way and we are looking around at buying a house? It did make me decide one thing and that is that I need to make a big effort to try and move closer to the coast again and stop just talking about it! I was chatting to Trev Toes the other weekend and he said "It's just a life choice" and he's right I need to do it now, before I get too many more complications!
Sunday, 21 February 2010
Tuesday, 9 February 2010
This inflatable canoe has been so much fun on those flatter days i fully recommend it! We have paddled it across the Estuary from Starcross to Exmouth for a pint or two as well!
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For those of you who surf and in fact anyone who appreciates a good photo, then you should definitely check out this website Rob's shots are ace!
http://www.sunsetsurfers.co.uk/
http://www.robpuigphotography.co.uk/
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Jimbo and I took the mountain bikes up on Dartmoor early January and it was bloody freezing but well worth it with veiws like this, Devon is awesome!
Fractured Elbow
This is the slope at the back of Kennford that I rather foolishly tried to snowboard down, on a bodyboard! 4 Weeks later and a think I am just about able to go back in the sea! Going to try this weekend as it's looking pretty sick!
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