Change is in the air

Change is in the air. This is the first of it.
I will trawl through some of the photos that have taken over the last few months and pop some up.
And mention more of what the late summer had to off on this fair isle: like the longboard championship in Kaikoura the other weekend. I had never imagined that it could be taken so far, I have a heck of a lot of homework to do now... Luckily there was a heap of swell over the last few days, unluckily it was too huge - the lifesavers had their work cut out for them pulling surfers from the rip all day I hear. Better that than pulling bits of you from the teeth of great whites as I hear happened in Perth a few days ago. Luckily no sharks to be seen, which was just fine as Ronja spent the time around sunrise swimming with more than a hundred dolphins, while I watched the surf roll in behind heavy eyelids.
The weekend before we were in Kairkoura again. Unfortunately the surf wasn't up to much in K itself, but spending the night on a deserted beach, waking up with the sun throwing a frisbee and hanging out in the sunshine cannot be beat. On the was back to Chch via Gore Bay I did get a surf in; more of a windsurf as the offshore was screaming and lifted me off a wave sending me backwards.
Somehow I have also failed to mention the 2005 Twizel Helibike Challange. And staying in Graham's bach on the edge of lake Alexandrina (no power or running water - just how a bach should be). How I will never be a rower. Ever. And Ed the mouse who lived beneath the sink. It was a great weekend, and although I am not sure if I was any faster down the hill this year the sun shone and my international support crew was great. A fine weekend out.