Something a little different...

Yeehaw! Yours truly loving it!

Out of the wetsuit and into the rented ski suit!

Mia slide!

The little lady herself!

Much like my last post I again got three sessions in 3 days at the beginning of last week followed by a bit of a drought due to incessant onshores. I did however get a bit of board riding the weekend past. I've always wanted to go snowboarding/skiing and with Maria now only living 90 mins south of Glenshe it was decided we'd give it a bash. I don't think it'll ever replace my love for the waves but flipping heck was it fun!

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...

There she goes...

Maria headed off to Scotland yesterday to take a job as a pre-reg optometrist for at least a couple of years. Better get booking those flights now then...

Grabbed an afternoon session for a couple of hours after saying our goodbyes.The session started quite frustrating again but found my way with a couple of fishy, fast, fun rights.

Rolled on home to Derry for a couple of hours before heading back up the road to catch a few before dark with the lads. The chest/waist high sets however had turned to ankle slappers but with a bit of endeavor and alot of walking we found some fun lefts on the pushing tide. Left the water round 11, finally got to me bed about 1.30 and was up at 6 am again for work. mmm tasty...

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...

Here at last, on the shores of the sea... comes the end of our Fellowship.

Thought I'd share some images which have made up my last week of Uni life and living in the Port. Sunday with the ladies family, teaching the girls how to surf, enjoying some sunsets, camping on Rathlin and a wee bit of time spent in the pub throughout...

Today I packed up the last of my stuff, said my goodbyes, handed in the keys and and finally moved back home. Thom has once again become another urban dwelling city surfer!