Surfing Waves

I've finally got around to it.

You can blame Bill Gates (X64 doesn't run my PC suite for my phone) and my laziness for the delay.

It all started a bit like this:





First sight of the island wasn't all that appealing:




The coach ride to Corralejo



The resort was nice:





Next day we explored the town:



and rented a car.

Drove to the beach:



The photos a bit deceptive, the wave was a decent surfable size, and while it was a beach, the break was caused in a few places by huge acres of underwater rock, sort of mini reefs so it was nice and predicable.

The evening started a little bit like this:



And ended up here:



The next morning was a late one, hangover powered!

Full English breakfast at a cafe here:




When i spotted this cheeky fellow:



Nice.


Anyway, we were told the best surf was on the north shore, so off we drove:



Unfortunately we ended up on a rally track:



The result being something like this:





BUT WE FOUND THIS!!!!




HOORAY!!!

Then disaster strikes!!!
WHEN REEFS ATTACK!!!!!



I scraped up all down my right hand side on a close encounter with some black Lava reef. Weeks later I'm still scarred!

Cue a quick trip to the local surf shop to replace a shredded set of board shorts:



more bar life



the flat


the beach


Strange van painted like a house:






Christmas dinner:



Sleeping off christmas dinner:



Some italians we got drunk with:



[SIZE="7"]THE MELON OF DOOM![/SIZE]



Me, drinking neat vodka out of the melon of doom:



Melon related head disorder:



And finally.....



That big plane home.

Sweet pics mate, looks like you had one heck of a time !!! Welcome back to cold raining England !!!

And all for the bargin price of £190, flights, accomodation and transfers thanks to the joys of Internet shopping.

I'm arranging another trip at the end of feb if you're interested Rev, although I may not come back from that one, I got offered a job while I was out there and I'm seriously considering it!

Job doing what? If I may ask.
Looks like you had a great trip.

What island were you on?

Real Pol wrote:What island were you on?

That'll be Fuert..


hah brings back few memories for sure. Laughed loads when your man on the bus was giving it some large in the vid.

There's nothing unfortunate about the north Track. Thats the best part of the island!! Abusing the rentals down the entire length from Corejjeco, all the way past El Cotilo to the slabs at the end. tis ace!

Did you get to the south of the island at all? endless gems like this if your up for the 8mile drive on dirt and rocks

CHarvey wrote:Job doing what? If I may ask.
Looks like you had a great trip.

IT, working in the ex-pat community.

No dude, I didn't get down to the south part of the island, while I was there the surf was really kicking off at the north end of the island, there was no need for a long arse drive.

The only break I would have liked to have surfed but didn't was playa isla los lobos, i hear it's fantastic although most of the stuff I was trying to surf was a bit beyond my skill level, and los lobos catches some monster swell compared to, say, the north of the harbour wall at Corralejo.

I'm arranging another trip at the end of feb if you're interested Rev, although I may not come back from that one, I got offered a job while I was out there and I'm seriously considering it![/quote]

Would love to come mate, but i had a expensive Crimbo and also i have to get new tires for the Motorbike

wow! awesome pictures stone fox! looks like it was one hell of a trip.

i need to go somewhere with warm water.. i cannot imagine what it feels like to lay in warm beach water.. it just doesn't make sense to me. was the water warm where you were at?

yeah man! I was expecting it to be colder given it was the Atlantic, I started off in a wettie and ended up surfing in Boardies. I don't know if it was me, but the water seemed warmer on the east coast than the west, but I guess that would make sense.

thats awesome.
I am currently planning a trip with my fiance, my buddy and his lady..
we're thinking about puerto rico, or hawaii. i cannot wait for warmth.