Fiver...

Had a photo of my own for this post but must've forgot to stick it on the hard-drive (d'oh!) Instead your gonna have to make too with this from bottom turn from the Picaresque Gallery

Today marked the end of a really fun run of sun and swell in which I had at least one decent session everyday for the last 5. Especially stoked when it ended on such a high note yesterday in some perfect longboarding rights. Hope y'all scored some too and here's to more the same!

Moving...

Been some surprisingly good waves and weather over the weekend
and some stunning sunsets with the odd glassy wall at the local.

Moved back up to the North Coast late last week to start my PhD. Lack of internet access has meant I haven't been updating as regularly as I usually do but its damn good being back. 4 sessions in 4 days has totalled a mighty 8 miles of driving, compared to the minimum of a 60 mile return journey per session when I was living in Derry. The local hasn't exactly been firing but at same time I haven't been finding it anywhere near as fustrating as I did a couple of weeks ago!

Catching up...

Team leader Tommy no more... After working in Tesco for the past 5 years, I worked my final shift last Saturday.

Unsuccessfully searched for some Donegal delight on Sunday before heading off to see Maria in Scotland at the on Monday. Derry to Dundee, £55 return by bus and boat and only 11 1/2 hours each way...

Came back late last night and got up first thing this morn to catch some of yesterdays swell on the pushing tide.

Fortunately the early bird did catch the worm.

Aaron caught some sun too...

Don't drop your camera. I did and this is the result . The hunt for some replacement parts for one of my lens commences...

As the tide and swell dropped we ventured round the corner.
Thinking about it...

Quite liked the look of this Al Merrick

North Coast boat trip, not looking so much like Indo...

Out west...

I hate phone lines...

The lady and I at a place of many fish but few waves

Camping craic...

And something a bit more posh.

Little miss attitude

Been out west with the lady for the past few days. We had a great time but was frustrating being round those parts and not getting a surf. 2ft and onshore was about as good as it got... Finally got into the water up north today coming back from Belfast and resorted to renting a foamie and making the best of some small, crumbling, beach break, closeouts. Not quite what I was hoping for but its been my first surf in nearly 6 weeks!

Weather but no waves...

My favorite view on the way to waves...

The lovely lady

Raging bull/ Charging brother

It ain't quite skimboarding daily bread style but its something to do

Head on...

Family and Friends

Just another use of the 'fun tub'

Been a few more cracking sunsets this week too...

Hat-Trick

Another day of small swell, light offshores and glorious sunshine.

3rd surf in 3 days. I think this is the first time its happened in the history of confessions. The waves maybe weren't maybe quite as good as yesterday and I didn't get out till alot later which always makes me kinda anxious for waves (more than often resulting in me missing the best ones!). Quite enjoyed the moonlit walk back to the car though and fair play to the guy who was still out, sorry I didn't catch your name but props on snatching a couple of nice ones. Heres to more of the same...