SNOW AND STRESS
And so there I was wondering what to do with my weekend. A van needing a new head gasket, too skint to consider hitting Ireland for the massive swell they were receiving and some pretty limp looking charts for Cornwall. Maybe I’d stay put? Saturday morning came around too quickly and I was still at home. Then the usual Thurso forecast, which had been teasingly close to possible, suddenly dropped into ‘maybe’ territory – big swell, but SSE wind only good for surfing, flicking occasionally to E, then flicking back with the next update. Sunday was looking Epic for surfing with a bolt-offshore wind and huge swell. Monday was a little smaller, but could be windsurfing gold!
It’s a long way to go on your own! Not just the cost of the diesel, but a hell of a boring drive on your lonesome (with a blown head gasket, no engine cooling, and no driver heating). Would anyone be up for it so last minute? And hardly the usual three days straight of ‘howling wind and jeepers that swells looking a bit much’. A very real skunking on the cards, they’d need to be able to surf! Enter Geoff Hautman. I’m not quite sure when and how Geoff appeared in my life, but his ‘can do’, ‘let’s go’ attitude has been very welcome! With very little hesitation, Geoff was in.