Back burnt Brown? .. Ummm NO!!!

Well Newquay wasn't the most sunniest place I have been in my life... actually the weather was pretty ROTTEN for the whole of Cornwall for most of the weekend. This did however give us the urge not to sit on the beach all day and actually get to see some sights.

However, I did join the men and on the last full day we hit the surf. "Suited-and-booted" with full length wetsuits and some pretty basic longboards, we conquered the mighty Cornwall surf... well... ummm... Lets just say an average to poor day at Battery Beach probably had better surf! However, the water did not disappoint - IT WAS COLD.... When I first started walking in I contemplated chickening out but the "shame" would have been too much, so I perceivered! The worst bit is actually when one first goes in, as your body is warm but the bits in the water are FREEKING freezing. So kinda like (but not as extreme) as the effect of heating a glass (or can) in a fire and then cooling only half of it in cold water.... If you don;t know what would happen then try it... but wear some protection (especially for the eyes)... the hot and cold bits don't really wanna be joined together :)

However, once I paddled out (man.. I forgot how hard it was when the body isn't used to it), the water wasn't that bad and I could focus on catching waves. The lack of some dependable swell and my utter enjoyment of actually just parking out at backline on a board meant that I didn't exactly rip up the surf. I did catch a good couple waves and then paddled in to defrost and pas the board to one of the other guys to have a go. I also wanted to test how cold my body temperature was by giving Deanne a hug.... hehehe... nothing like the squeal test!!!

Anyways, I don't have the patience to write about the whole weekend - but as luck would have it, Deanne has... Enjoy!