Wednesday 27 October 2010

not a great surf trip

shit last weekend for me. should really put on MSW>

roll back one week.

Great swell forecast for scotland at the weekend, and I am in Edinburgh for a wedding (in perth (Dunkeld)) .

Mon - frid, get very excited about the forecast waves.

Friday night driving up for 4.5 hours up to jockland and my board bags are flapping on the roof drving us crazy.

Wife and I have argument about the world revolving around my surf boards (which are more important than child but on an equal footing to Lotus)

We stop for twenty minutes for me to sort them out - one goes in car (causing child/wife issues) the other back on rack out of its bag.

I arrive and pour two gallons of water over my head and down my neck lifting it off roof.

Sat morning - wind direction to shit to bother leaving the house for the beach.

Sat afternoon - sat nav cock up and we arrive at the wedding after the bride. Marrital argument about my ability to find a parking spot in dunkeld and the fact "I can't just turn around in the hight stree because that car is coming out"

I agree to drive home from wedding as I plan to be in the water at first light sunday morning

Home to my folks by 1am after a 1.5 hour drive

Sunday morning - up at 6.30am looking for waves.

Drive for two hours with no luck - try every beach, nook and cranny I know - find one spot but its way too dangerous to go solo.

Forgotten Visa debit card (had it out for the wedding) so struggle to pay for fuel.

Long drive home sunday night, strap buzzing against board (which never got wet)

Child put to bed in swim nappy (don't ask) and is covered in [Censored] and upset at 3am.

Monday wake up late for another day of shitness