I went surfing Sunday, which was a new experience for me. "Surfing" in this instance seemed to mostly involve dragging the boards around to wear I could use it, punctuated by occassional moments of exhilaration and a lot of sea water up the nose. We started with a simple lesson on the sand, which included some 'do nots'. I was impressed with how ( Read more... )

I may have mentioned in this forum a time or two (perhaps even with boundless enthusiasm) that we're going tramping xmas to NYE in Abel Tasman park. I'm only organizing for us, but if this is something you've been looking for an excuse to do, consider this an open invitation to join us for all or part of it. We'll keep a fairly mellow pace, with ( Read more... )