Surf Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/surf/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:17:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/cropped-favicon-160x160.jpg Surf Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/category/sports/surf/ 32 32 2696646 Surf, Sun, Sand and Snow at Ynyslas https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:13:50 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47823 Just a few photos from around Ynyslas over the past week or so. Snow in the hills, sun in the sky, sand on the beach and surf on the beach. The surf was good again on Saturday morning, and I managed to get out for a morning session without feeling too cold.

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/surf-sun-sand-and-snow-at-ynyslas/feed/ 0 47823 Winter Waves https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/winter-waves/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/winter-waves/#comments Sat, 10 Jan 2026 11:50:07 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=47788 It was a bit of a shock to the system after 30ºC waters in the Philippines, but there was a nice little wave this morning, so it had to be done. Getting into and out of several layers of neoprene was probably more taxing than the surf itself, and negotiating the lethal frozen pebbles was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2026/01/winter-waves/feed/ 1 47788 Fuerteventura Days 6 & 7: From Surfing Lessons to Isla Lobos https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/03/fuerteventura-days-6-7-from-surfing-lessons-to-isla-lobos/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/03/fuerteventura-days-6-7-from-surfing-lessons-to-isla-lobos/#respond Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:03:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=45307 Day 6 – Surfing Today we had a surf lesson planned. I wasn’t sure if it would be any good or not. I was hoping that Anna would enjoy it, catch a few waves, and finally understand what it’s all about. But as a surfer of 40+ years, I wasn’t sure how it would be...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2025/03/fuerteventura-days-6-7-from-surfing-lessons-to-isla-lobos/feed/ 0 45307 Dunes and Waves: Finding Calm Between Storms https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/10/dunes-and-waves-finding-calm-between-storms/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/10/dunes-and-waves-finding-calm-between-storms/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 07:27:29 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=43855 Views from the Dunes It might not feel like it this year, but there have been some breaks in the weather here and there. Enough, at least, for me to sit on top of “the dune” opposite our house a few days ago and take in the views. It’s nice at this time of the...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/10/dunes-and-waves-finding-calm-between-storms/feed/ 0 43855 Surf ‘n’ Turf https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/surf-n-turf/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/surf-n-turf/#comments Mon, 12 Feb 2024 09:45:54 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=41923 This may be showing my age, but the University tagline used to be ‘Where the Mountains Meet the Sea’. It’s always nice therefore to have a day where I manage to get in the sea and then head off into the hills. Things have been a little quiet here since we returned from holiday. Anna...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2024/02/surf-n-turf/feed/ 1 41923 Epic Surf Session https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/10/epic-surf-session/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/10/epic-surf-session/#comments Tue, 10 Oct 2023 11:00:09 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=41018 After an awesome day in the hills on Sunday morning, I was back home by around 2:30 pm and the surf was going off!! It was warm, the sun was shining and the waves were pumping. What better way to cool off after a run in the hills than jumping in the surf for what...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/10/epic-surf-session/feed/ 1 41018 Surf Therapy https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-therapy/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-therapy/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2023 12:57:40 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=39087 I’ve had a cold all week. It was brewing last weekend while kayaking and walking in the hills but it got a little worse after that. I’ve been good, putting all ‘training’ on hold and have done nothing other than sit at my computer working. It never got really bad so no time off was...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/surf-therapy/feed/ 1 39087 Catching Waves https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/catching-waves/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/catching-waves/#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2023 16:50:10 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38978 My new surfboard is proving it’s worth. I was half expecting there to be no surf for ages having treated myself to a new board, but that hasn’t been the case. I’ve therefore managed to get out on it a couple of time already. The first time was a little short-lived as I snapped my...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/catching-waves/feed/ 0 38978 New Board Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/new-board-day-2/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/new-board-day-2/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:14:00 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=38935 I know it seems like I’m always buying new toys, but I’m not really! Take my surfboards for instance. The last time I bought a new surfboard was last century. I can’t even remember exactly when because ‘blogging’ hadn’t been invented then so there’s no record of it on this weblog! It must have been...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2023/03/new-board-day-2/feed/ 0 38935 Double Dipping and Destruction https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/06/double-dipping-and-destruction/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2022/06/double-dipping-and-destruction/#respond Sun, 26 Jun 2022 15:39:39 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=37774 That’s more like it – Saturday was a double dip day! Surfing I started off with a nice surf in Borth. The sun was shining, well it was when it wasn’t absolutely hammering it down!. The waves were good too and I had a new board to try out. I caught some nice waves and...

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