The Real Mark Harris

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!