The week started off well with our visit to see Gavin at Finshack and the purchase of a sneaky new fin. What a beaut! I tried it out at Polzeath and wow what a difference it made :) Honestly, I didn't think I would notice the difference - but the first wave and the board felt completely different - really nice and very happy :) That was one of the few times I got to use my board - more on that later...
Polzeath was busy, so after a major rain storm we moved on and ended up in the dizzy heights of Newquoi. We'd planned to stay near Constantine, but we got major demotivated with the horrific weather, leaking van windows, soaked awning and the red flags at the beach (especially after having the sea so nice in Polzeath). So Newquoi it was.
One thing lead to another and all our plans of cruising around and going to different places never happened and we stayed at trusty old Trencreek the entire time. To be honest, the waves in Newquoi were really nice, so we didn't want to risk moving and not have suxh good conditions. We ventured to Crantock and Gwithian (saw Jo & Andy while we were there of course) and both times convinced us that staying was the way to go!
We met Steve and Nick, who are from Manchester, at the campsite. They had a nice pimped out T4 and a puck (which fared well on a couple of the cooler nights - especially with heating and what have ya!). We had a great time with them, several beverages and a couple of bad heads (mainly me!). No doubt we will be catching up with them very soon :)
(Nick is sporting a slight toe injury in this picture - no more said about that hey Steve!)
Nic spent most of the fortnight on my longboard and made some really good progress. There's no excuse now, she has to come out with me next time we go in. So she had better use out of the new fin than I did. But I can hand on heart say that I got my first real good controlled nose ride! I think that was on the Monday night of the second week. I was made up. The board locked in on the wave, I moved forward and was about 15 cm from the end, held it for a good few seconds and then moved back as the board became a little unstable. Poetry in motion ;)
How did the van go? Up and down really. Still having overheating problems, but we at least managed to get down and back at around 60mph. Which is good, but not good enough! So there's still some work to do there. That aside, he ran around town really well and served us excellently for the whole 2 weeks. Can't grumble.
As we are now getting to be creatures of habit, we did the usual of going via Devon on the way home. So managed to grab a sneaky session on Saturday evening at Saunton (I got on my longboard this time!) and Nic managed a good few waves at Puts, on Sunday, before heading home (on our wedding anniversary).
An excellent two weeks, surfing, sunning and meeting great people :) Roll on next September...
Some other piccies I took...
What a difference the angle made - Nic preparing
A couple there of Nic coming back up the beach - the sky was amazing that night!
Some rare footage of me in the sea - paddling out at Fistral
Spot Steve's T4 and our Split parked up at Pentire
hello Rob & Nic
ReplyDeletehope you enjoyed the remainder of your holiday in Devon,
It was very nice meeting you and Nic and we will have to meet up very soon to enjoy a few waves and a few more bad heads together.
Steve & Nick x
ps
Have you given Nic your longboard yet as it really suits her (and you can have that new longboard you were talking about)
Yeah man all good :) I got in on Saturday night and Nic went in Sunday morning before cruising home.
ReplyDeleteDidn't get time to investigate the new board - but will do soon ;)