Howdy all. Hope your easing into winter and not feeling the cold too much just yet whilst remembering it is only 3 weeks until the shortest day so hang tight. Little bits and pieces going on here and there in surf city of late with a couple of medio-core swells lapping our shores but nothing of real substance to get the tongues wagging. One would be true to concede it hasnt been a great start to our so called swell season but as we all know nothing is predictable in Nelson surfing.
Like the likelihood of 8 or more kids out surfing from Nelson college last thursday afternoon making a few older crew cringe but at the same time it was all harmless fun and great to see the next generation finding their feet in the wax and kina. A couple of missions going down left right and centre with Keni Duke , Olin Pilcher and a couple of others venturing east through the week and scoring some Kaikoura gold while others sitting tight and surfing in the comfort of their own neighbourhood.
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(above): Mike Baker capturing some TuaraWhati Gold. |
Water temperatures are on the fall with the latest deposit of snow blanketing the mountains over the last week and there is definately a tingle on the hands upon first entry into the water however now is the time to make the most of settled wind and lower crowd numbers............swell providing.
I now point you in the direction of the photos page as I go on an uploading rampage,,,,,,,,
Cheers.