The hiatus has ended.

Hi all,
Sorry about my lack of posting but I am back with avengence!

Things are all good here in London, the sun has settled in, and now can travel to and back from work in daylight. The flat has gone tennis crazy and we have been battling it out on the local courts every chance we can get.

Sam, Becks, Scott and I travelled down to Bournemouth to surf the pier. Which was chillingly novel experiecnce. We were very under-equiped for the English winter water temperature, and many underwater screams could be heard by the local marine life, as we duck dived. Our NZ bravado, of "The English are just soft, we don't need all that gear" didn't last long, and each morning surf was quickly followed by a trip directly to the local surf shop to buy more neo-prene. Gloves, Booties, Hoodie, and Vest for under our suits added much needed warmth.
Bournemouth seemed a place for stag parties and hens night's, with lots of bars, and gaming parlours along the beach.

We fared better on our last trips to North Cornwall, where we got some really good waves.
There is a beautiful backpackers in Bude, which is about 4 1/2 hours drive from London.
The couple that run it, are really cool and styled the place on backpackers in NZ.

Bude is a really nice area, a mix of rocky penisulars and pretty sandy beaches. I imagines in summer the place is a bit of a zoo, but it was nice and quiet while we where there.

Now summer is here, I am hoping to travel more around the UK, hopefully travel to my family's homeland of Scotland, and see what the waves are like up there too.

More posts to come..
- p