Gulf Stream gets a makeover
When nice people in Devon Gulf Stream get a web site makeover, is it really worth shouting about? Hell, yeah we say, why not.
When nice people in Devon Gulf Stream get a web site makeover, is it really worth shouting about? Hell, yeah we say, why not.
A little while ago I rolled into the car park half an hour before dusk, not expecting much, not really expecting a rideable wave if i’m honest. Sea breezes were still blowing and at first sight they were crumbling barely knee high waves. Seconds before I turned tail and headed home, a set came through, hit the best bank on the beach and a familiar silhoueted figure carved it up smoothly with tip time and drop knee.
The North East of England has the most amazing surf on offer if you know exactly where to find it. Seems I looked in all the wrong places during July this year as it was flat, flat, flat. Not to be defeated I packed my van ready to chase waves… the Outer Hebrides and Devon were calling!
The beauty of Drift is that everyone knows someone who knows someone who does something cool. I love it when I get one of those “You should check out…” emails, because it invariably leads to a few moments of eye-candy-fed escapism, and I feel it’s my duty to pass on the goodness.
With only four days until I leave the not-so-sunny UK for a year in Australia, I am beginning to realise what I will miss about my life here. And I’m developing fondness for the strangest of things.
The trailer for Andy Haworth’s new film, ‘Devon Lanes and Longboards’, arrived this morning, and lovely it looks too. Here’s a sneak preview – we’ll keep you posted on a release date, anticipated to be late 2009.
Lawyers don’t surf. Well, actually some do. And this particular one also writes novels. Friend of mine and all-round North Devon good egg Mr Tim Kevan has penned another gem. FULL STORY »
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