Take a Rest Bay Surf

My friends Mark and Maria came over from England for a few days to do a little exploration of the Glamorgan coast.

Today there was a little bit of a swell running and an offshore wind to hold up the face of the wave. Inevitably today, getting out and landing, would involve surf.

This was to be Maria's first time out through surf, and it was to be a baptism of fire. With the tide flooding we intended to ride the incoming tide from Rest Bay and head up the channel towards Southerndown, where a sandy landing could await us.

Rest Bay: Mixing it up with the boardies
(Photo: Maria)

Rest Bay is a prime surf beach. On arrival the surf looked manageable when we looked down on the beach. It just got bigger as we made ready to launch. Maria put on an exceptional show of determination but decided after being ejected a number of times that she would stay on the beach and take photos. This made me feel really rather guilty as Mark and I enjoyed ourselves out on the waves.

That little yellow thing on the left is Mark
(Photo: Maria)

Mark coming in to land. Phewww!

Mark about to catch the wave

Luuurverlee offshore wind

Bring on the next one then!

Out Beyond the Break

Yeee Haaa!
(Photo: Maria)

(Photo: Maria)

You'd never think he'd seen a boat before
(Photo: Maria)

Go Go Go!

Taking a breather

In the pocket?
(Photo: Maria)

Perhaps we should have gone for an ice cream? Next time.

smurff . . .

. . . just can't get enough. Really enjoying the Impulse. Compared to the Maverick it has loads of volume at the back so being cartwheeled on the out is a thing of the past, and my feet still have blood circulating after 10mins! Comfort. Ah you could probably fall asleep in it.

Sometimes it goes very wrong, but then that's part of the fun of it

Surfing Santa

Having been Santa for the munchkins, I am now really getting into the festive spirit.
A little surf down at Caswell Bay in the Gower is in order.
Just a ripple, but had to show willing!
Thanks again go to Chris for the snaps. He sat out with a warm cup of coffee!

Have a guess . . .

I just received a present.
Do you know what it is?










Thanks to Chris for the photos.

Southerndown Surf . . . again

We were blessed with some leftovers from yesterday, a little bit blown but still morsels hungrily devoured.
Warning, if you don't like surf photos, then stop now, however if you do like surf photos you might still not enjoy what follows.

I like surf pics, especially of me and in particular video, they not only feed my hungry ego but help me see what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong when moving on a wave.

Am I dancing with, or fighting, the wave - most often a bit of both. Either way it's great fun.

Developing a split personality . . . therapy required

Yet more calories burnt.
Thanks again Chris for the pics and video.

Southerndown Surf

After all the torrential rain, high winds and general poor weather, a nice swell arrives for us to play on, putting and end to a period of inactivity.

Time to burn off a few calories.



Might even be lucky and have some more tomorrow.


Thanks to Chris for taking the pics.

Go forth . . . and backwards

Taliesin (10) ventures out into the surf, for a little practise in building up his rough water experience.

I'm wondering when or if our summer paddling weather is ever going to arrive.