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George

bring on the surf!

About Me

i spend most of my time surfing and longboarding! love living by the sea, even when the surfs flat i'm usually at the beach!

My Interests

surfing surfing surfing! longboarding, climbing, hill walking, caving, camping, exploring new places, travelling, farming and eating good food! laughing, everybody enjoys a good laugh! oh and a warm shower after a cold surf in the middle of winter (it feels even better if the surf was good)!

I'd like to meet:

the queen, do you think she'd be up for a surf lesson?and my sister while shes waitressing! thats got to be interesting! (sorry alice)

Music:

lots of stuff, reggae, dub, chilled out acoustic stuff, ska, funk, folk, jazz anything that sounds good! love live music, you can't beat it!

Movies:

the adventures of baron munchausen, thicker than water, shelter, september sessions, dog town + z boys!

Television:

don't have a tv!

Books:

lorna doone, gormenghast, kelly slaters 'pipe dreams',isaacs storm, lots of books and not enough time! am i making myself sound like a geek? oh yeah mustn't forget the bible and the book of mormon!

My Blog

summers almost over! bring on the autumn swells!

hey people, i haven't written a blog for ages so figured i'd let people know what i've been doing! lived in cornwall this summer, surf wasn't great but i got in whenever possible! one of the best days...
Posted by George on Thu, 13 Sep 2007 02:17:00 PST

i've passed!!!!!!!!

just to let you know i'm now a legal driver agan so watch out! it means i can finally get to the surf again! yay!
Posted by George on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 08:32:00 PST

christmas and crowded trains!

i haven't written a blog in a while but am desperately avoiding my assignment so figured its a good time to write! after spending several in the luggage compartment of a train i've arrived in abe...
Posted by George on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:07:00 PST

goodbyes, new tyres, new brakes, new home, new job!

i was really sad to leave inverlael (ullapool) i'm definately going to be back to visit, i'll have to take a trip to thurso while i'm there as well because i swore i'd visit before i left scotland and...
Posted by George on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:07:00 PST

surf and an invite to dinner!

Finally the northerly swells have arrived and achnahaird beach is consistently working.  i surfed it at about 2-3ft yesterday and got some good rides.  there was no one about so i was glad i...
Posted by George on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:42:00 PST

my roadtrip!

i've just got back to ullapool after spending a week away in bristol/aberystwyth.  this week has involved lots of  driving, i think i've put over 2000 miles on my car!   i&nbs...
Posted by George on Sat, 14 Oct 2006 10:43:00 PST

more lewis surf!

well, i went across to the isle of lewis again on friday, i surfed one of the reefs there for the first time.  it wasn't heavy at all the wave just gave huge long rides, i scared my self though s...
Posted by George on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 04:13:00 PST

Loopallu 2006!

well i haven't been surfing for over a week and i missed the epic surf in the southwest last thursday!  i was in bristol airport waiting for my flight back to inverness on friday and noticed...
Posted by George on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 05:45:00 PST

piglets and surf!

well the piglets have arrived, they're really cute but a nightmare at the same time, they got out 3 times on the first day!  they haven't got out for a couple of days now so i think i've sorted a...
Posted by George on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 07:59:00 PST

2nd lewis trip

went across to lewis again for a couple of days, ian dropped me off at a beach and i stayed there for a couple of nights by myself!  wasn't huge surf but i had a glassy headhigh session on friday...
Posted by George on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 06:34:00 PST