Stranded... Skate Relief

I've been stranded for a week - in New Milton.

Slight exaggeration. I've actually been away with work for a week. Tight deadline, long hours and working through the weekend. Hotel to work; then back to hotel again. And it rained the whole time I was there - almost.

As it happens, the whole experience was OK. The work was important which made it kind of fun; motivating in the least. We also stayed in two pretty decent hotels, eating good food and resting easy, which made the stay comfortable and at times relaxing.

What's more, I had some time to tinker on with the video footage from last season, which is now finished. So I'll post that shortly.

The weather was bad luck though. To begin with, I was hoping to have a go at surfing. There was the possibility that we'd have a little spare time and there is decent surf not too far from New Milton. It seemed like a good opportunity to try it out.

But it just rained the whole time. To make it worse, I spotted the sweetest little skate park, just sitting in the middle of some field. Too wet though.

It did eventually dry out for one evening, so I made the most of it and went for a skate. By time we got there it was already starting to get dark, but as luck would have it, the park was flood-lit. Genius.

This is probably only the second or third time that I've been on my skateboard this year, which made it all the better. There are a few little clips - pretty much me trying (and failing) to get a proper stall on the coping. I just can't seem to get my weight over my heels...

Unfortunately the flood-lighting didn't last all night. It didn't last much past 10pm. But it was enough. 45 minutes of skating. I was well happy.

Note: I know that parts of the country suffered pretty badly with the rain during this time. Naturally the 'bad luck' that I mentioned above is nothing in comparison. -Gavin