Surf Skiiing Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/surf-skiiing/ Tales from a down-shifted family - Making the most of modest means in West Wales Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:03:10 +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 Skiiing Archives - A Simple Life of Luxury https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/tag/surf-skiiing/ 32 32 2696646 An Altogether Better Day https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:02:52 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=29572 I’m pleased to report that Sunday went a little better than Saturday did. Running through the Bluebells It started with a nice trail run around Penglais Woods in the early morning sunshine. The ground beneath the trees was awash with Bluebells and the birds were singing in the trees. I put in a half decent...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2019/04/an-altogether-better-day/feed/ 0 29572 Daring Descents, Downwinders and Deep Fried Pasties https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/10/daring-descents-downwinders-and-deep-fried-pasties/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/10/daring-descents-downwinders-and-deep-fried-pasties/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2018 08:38:40 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=27372 Just a quick photo of the views from Carn Owen at the weekend. It was a fairly grey, chilly day here in West Wales but as Simon pointed out as we finished our ride at 9:30am, most people were still just getting out of bed and we had already done loads. We’d had an easy...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2018/10/daring-descents-downwinders-and-deep-fried-pasties/feed/ 0 27372 Cumbrae Trip Day 3 – Great Cumbrae Kayak Race Report https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/08/cumbrae-trip-day-3-great-cumbrae-kayak-race-report/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/08/cumbrae-trip-day-3-great-cumbrae-kayak-race-report/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 17:28:17 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=25023 Day 3 of our trip to Great Cumbrae started with sunny spells and a stiff breeze. Not ideal conditions for the Great Cumbrae Kayak Race as far as I was concerned, but not too rough that I wouldn’t be able to give it a go either. I was up early so went out for a...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/08/cumbrae-trip-day-3-great-cumbrae-kayak-race-report/feed/ 1 25023 Surf Skiing in the Sunshine https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/07/surf-skiiing-sunshine/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/07/surf-skiiing-sunshine/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2017 06:19:21 +0000 https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=24754 It looks as though my plan to get out as often as possible in as wide a range of conditions as possible on my surf ski has worked. Monday was a gorgeous day for some surf skiiing in the sunshine. The sea was a little choppy with a small swell but I felt quite at...

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]]> https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2017/07/surf-skiiing-sunshine/feed/ 0 24754 SUP Surfing in December https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/12/sup-surfing-december/ https://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/2016/12/sup-surfing-december/#respond Thu, 29 Dec 2016 14:49:26 +0000 http://www.alananna.co.uk/blog/?p=23631 It seems that no matter what the weather there is always something to do here in Mid West Wales. After a week of wind and plenty of windsurfing, the wind has dropped and I headed out on my bike. I missed a surf session whilst on my bike, but since then the surf has continued to...

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