Yet more of the ubiquitous beach huts... but they are so evocative. Maybe I should start a photo collection instead of this saddo web site, something with some art on it...
Just some people caught against the light, as it did that wondrous autumnal "turn everything into magic" thing.
Rigged the "new" Tush 4.0, but when I got it out of the sail bag it certainly wasn't new! No Tush goodie bag and instructions, alien sticker on sail, lots of mud and abrasions, no tie-up ribbon, and, final shame, no batten adjusting allen key. Called Bray - very apologetic, it was on the new sails rack (as I'd seen myself), ordering a new one for you now sir, any colour preference. Yes, Stealth please, but I don't really care if it's going to delay anything.
Thought I'd throw in some pictures of the revised van interior, just to make this more interesting. Passes the time, eh?
Here's the fat futon, with additional duvet - was going to stay over, but not enough people around and it is gonna be damned cold... hence duvet, but chickened out!
It looks much more untidy than it feels, because everything is actually very organised now. The big green bag is the new wetsuit, in an M&S suit bag to stop it getting nicks and cuts from being handled in the smoothskin suit hostile vanvironment.
Here you can see the nifty pine bench box, which is really handy for getting on the bed and stopping stuff from flying around the inside.
Detail of below bed area, with bike visible, and additional shelves and boxes. Cool.
Also stopped in at Andy Biggs in Gosport, which was interesting. Succumbed and bought a wallet (finally, been using a plastic bag up until now), a Yak helmet (locally made, fits well, will keep head really warm), and some Oakley trainers at a big reduction. Cool. Most interesting of all, met a guy called Neil who is going out to Maui shortly, and will be staying with some friends out there. Pumped him for info - he spent 6 months out there last year, and is going out for 6-8 weeks now. Recommends the summer (June-August) for blasting weather. Rented a studio apartment for his 6 month trip, reckons a month would cost about £2000, if you took your own boards. Break even point for board rental is two weeks, after that take your own. Suggest my JP 91l is the job, and I'd need at most the 5.5, 4.7 and 5, maybe not even the largest. That would be cool. So not too much baggage then. Excess baggage going is easy, but coming back they are of course familiar with all the tricks! He's going to email me some info - hope so, sounds exciting!
Which brings me to the reason for being here...
