A few days off

Well it's the week before Christmas, and my wife, Louise, doesn't get much time off during the festive season. But some how we managed to get three days off together, so we went and had an enjoyable time in the sunshine.

Louise shreds triple three play wave

First up, we loaded up our paddling gear and headed off for a quick blast down the Dart Loop in our Canoe. There wasn't as much water as we expected, but there was enough for us to have a good float down the river.

Me, dropping into the wave

Well it wouldn't be a trip down the loop without stopping for a quick play at Triple three. There was just enough water to create a wave, and we both enjoyed a quick chance to paddle solo.

Me again, working the cross-deck

After that, we offloaded wet kit for dry kit, and headed on down to Falmouth. Where a posh (well it was posh to me!) hotel awaited us. And so we spent the next day and a half doing very little, except enjoying the sunshine, being lazy, and reading all the weekend papers. Brilliant!

On the way home though we did stop off at little out-of-the-way beach that I quite like. The surf report was only giving 1 foot, so I wasn't expecting much, plus at high tide the break crashes into rocks and cliffs and we were arriving maybe an hour or so before high. But the sight that greeted us was amazing.

The set's out back looked to have at least 6 foot faces, there wasn't a breath of wind, but there was no beach, just rocks and cliffs, so while it looked tempting there was no chance of getting in.

At the far end of the break, this beauty kept on peeling

We stood on the cliff top for a while just watching them roll on in. Quietly wishing we'd got out of Falmouth earlier. Then I could have enjoyed a few of them.

Another set drags it's way in

The One consilation was that the car park was totaly empty, so I was able to make the most of the gradient on my skate board. I Had hoped to get in some of the classic Falmouth castle longboarding, but it was a bit damp, and the roads were fairly busy. But I did manage to enjoy a quick quiet session in a deserted car park.

Cranking it over and trying to keep some traction

It was a little sketchy, there was no sun getting into the bottom of the valley, so the tarmac was kind of damp, there was also lots of gravel. Every now and then when carving hard the board would set off into a skid. Not too bad when padded up, but I wasn't, and not too bad when it wsa the back end that lost it, but I managed to loose the front a couple of times. But it was all good.

Unfortunatly all good things have to come to an end, and eventually we made our way back to Exeter. Ready for work tomorrow.