Friday, January 18, 2008

Packing is going surprisingly well

Yes, you're not going blind that is me throwing away shoes.


We booked some extra bags on the flight - this has turned out to be a very good move.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Britain is too expensive

So here's a quick survey, completely devoid of scientific methods and economic knowledge.

Exhibit a: One Element Skateboard Deck - 7 Maple Plys, 4 Colour silk screen print.
Exhibit b: Worldwide Prices:

UK: £60
SA: R599 (About £44)
US: $70 (About £36)

Packing is rubbish but shopping isn't

Yes that's right packing is rubbish. We've got too much stuff, so much so that we've actually had to buy another bag for the flight. Luckily though it's rubbish excuse to buy a very cool bag in the for of another The North Face base camp duffel this time slightly smaller than the 140 litre monster it now accompanies. The last time this happened I'd spent 4 months in Canada and i accumulated so much snowboarding gear i could hardly carry it. At least now I've got matching luggage - isn't that something everyone aspires to have?

So booked on this flight:
2x23 kilo free allowance bags
2x32 kilo extra bags
1xBMX in box

BA's being nice to it's baggage handers at the moment isnt it?

Noordhoek

We took Paul, Vicky and Aiden to Noordhook to sample the wind.




Sunday, January 13, 2008

More weekend wonders

Beach got voted 2 to nil again, but this time we decided to head to the atlantic side after another trip to Muizenberg reveled a very very windy sea which was absolutly useless for surfing.

We took the reverse angle on Chapmans Peak which gave a few places to stop along the way.








Getting eventually to Udekraal for some more snorkeling.

And then on to Table view for ice cream, and some kite flying.