Its All Over

No sooner had I blathered on about how the good and consistent and generally amazing the surf has been and whad'ya know. The SW's rear up and blow the beach back to its normal winter time chaos.
And, yes, I'm back to referring to it as winter again. The beginning of summer is being heralded by rain, mizzle and a host of other words that describe dampness.

The End of Winter

So winter has finally drawn to a close and the heady days of summer are fast closing in. Shame no one told the weather that as for the first time in about two weeks its gone cold and the sun has been obscured by mist.
The real boon of the last few weeks has been the swell though. Its hasn't been monstrous but its been clean almost everyday and small summer like swells have been rolling through. Just have a gander at our Facebook page and Twitter feeds for documentary evidence.

Blistering

Just outrageously warm today. Even the howling easterly wind was hot and that just never happens. This time a couple of years ago we had a really early Easter. I think it fell in mid to late March but it was one of the coldest Easters ever. A few hardy souls came for surfing lessons back then and still went in despite snow and thoroughly inclement conditions but I actually felt sorry for them.
This March has been altogether more clement. The water is still blooming cold mind.

Surf Movie

Check out this bad boy. Might be interesting when it comes out.

Talented Painter

Not me, the guy who I am skivvying for in the flats. Turns out the swine can paint, surf, is clever enough to get into Camborne School of Mines (very hard - only 30 spaces a year worldwide for the course he is on) and he knows his way around a guitar.
Git.
 http://listn.to/SenseOfSerenity/player#t=0&pos=952&s=613491

Trago Mills

Bugger, missed some pretty good surf today as once again I was chained to a roller/bit of sandpaper/hammer for the best part of 12 hours. The only respite was a brief sojourn to the Falmouth branch of Trago Mills. 

I cant quite decide whether I love or hate the place - Trago that is. Its got a lot going for it. You can buy almost anything you could want from kitchens to carpet to light bulbs to sweets to shoes and all at very reasonable, dare I say it, rock bottom prices.

New board

Hmmm, early surfs suggest that this board could be an absolute beauty. Does all the simple stuff well (you wouldn't believe how many boards don't) and even an old duffer such as myself can attempt some of the not so simple stuff. I still don't complete many of the harder moves but its a start!
I'll try and get some video.
More painting and whatnot down at the surf school today. Beautiful weather down there as well. If you got out of the breeze then you could get a tan I reckon. My nose is burnt to a crisp!

The Surfers Life

I promised that this blog was going to be about surfing and I think I have been led astray a bit lately. Most of my posts seem to mention decorating at one point or another and I have a horroible feeling its going to be mentioned again today.

More work, less surf, some tee shirts.

Shocking surf at Gwithers today so it's back to the grindstone getting everything ready in the flats. Basically this means helping the carpenter to saw my fingers off and throwing dust-sheets over the furniture in anticipation of tomorrows painting bonanza.
Meanwhile in one of the few bits of time I had spare I was off up to Newquay to order this summers tee shirts and hoodies.
 One thing I am having trouble with is choosing which designs to use and to be honest I could do with your help (yes, you - the reader).

Yeah, he did it again.

Bali and Bands

I have finally got around to putting together the footage from Bali. Theres isn't too much but it gives a flavour of the place.
Another day of painting and convalescing from my recent battle with manflu (a very serious form I might add).  Its a bit of a stinker that I was (very, very) ill as the surf has jumped up again. Some absolutely beautiful waves were coming through this morning. You'd think it was summer if it weren't for the temperature - clear blue skies, overhead surf with light sea breezes.

Well, I have to say that I have been a little remiss with my blogging lately. Sad to say but I have just been too busy. The apartments are undergoing a bit of a refit (new bathrooms in the double apartments/new decor etc) and I have been laying a new floor in the surf school. Its gonna look great when its all done but it seems a long way away at the moment. Which is a worry as Easter is fast approaching. Its good to have a deadline thought isn't it?
Isn't it?