My first surfboard

Read my guide to buying your first surfboard here.
I am now the proud owner of a surfboard, which I bought second hand from Tunnel Vision. I wandered into the shop late afternoon; the board had been brought in at lunchtime and would probably have gone by the next day, so it was a ‘take it […]

Surfing at Perran Sands

Ever since I moved down here I have been keen to learn how to surf. I’m not after the full-on surfer lifestyle, it’s just that surfing looks so much fun. So far I have bought a wetsuit and had a few lessons. But the surf has been so inconsistent this summer that it has been […]

A trip down Blackberry Lane

I want to show you some of the countryside and views surrounding where I live. Today I went out blackberrying along a route that I also use for running. First up, this is where I live - in the sand-coloured block of flats on the right, above the beach. It used to be a hotel […]

A trip to London and some yoga

I had to return to London last week to see family. I hadn’t planned to be back in the big smoke so soon after leaving, and if I hadn’t been so eager to see my sister and little nephew, I wouldn’t have bothered. Here is the handsome young fella, wearing a little t-shirt I bought […]

Rip Curl Boardmasters Finals at Fistral beach

Newquay has been hosting its most high profile festival this week: the RipCurl Boardmasters, a heady mix of surf, skate, music and chicks in bikins. I’ve only popped my head round the door a couple of times this week but I thought I would go down to Fistral for the finals.

First up was the surfing […]

Coasteering in Newquay

Yesterday I tried coasteering for the first time. Coasteering is about making your way along a coastline, exploring and having fun. You get from A to B by a combination of swimming and scrambling over the rocks. Every so often you stop to jump off the rocks from as high as you dare or explore […]

Surfing in Sennen and hike to Cape Cornwall

Just got back from a long weekend in Sennen, a coastal village between Land’s End and Cape Cornwall which has excellent rock climbing and one of the best surfing breaks in the area. It was supposed to be a climbing trip but it turned into more of a surfing trip! I went down on Friday […]