{"id":26098,"date":"2018-02-20T08:55:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T08:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=26098"},"modified":"2018-02-20T08:55:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T08:55:18","slug":"playing-in-the-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/02\/playing-in-the-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Playing in the Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/2018\/another-activity-weekend-north-wales\/\">weekend of flat water paddling in North Wales<\/a>, I just\u00a0couldn&#8217;t resist getting out for a play in the waves once I was home. Actually, I went for a run along Offa&#8217;s Dyke first, but I haven&#8217;t blogged about that yet. So, while you wait for the Offa&#8217;s Dyke blog post here are a couple of rides for your enjoyment. I should have charged the GoPro before going out though. The battery soon ran out and the waves picked up once the tide started to flow. Typically the GoPro therefore missed the best footage.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OD0ld-fznDw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Playing in the waves<\/h2>\n<p>The waves were still only 1-2 foot in size but with just a gentle breeze were holding up for ages. I was able to catch them from miles out for some nice long rides all the way back into the beach. Nothing too strenuous as far as paddling out was concerned. Not too much chop either. So I stayed upright for the whole session. Drizzle, grey skies and Monday afternoon meant that I had the beach to myself as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26099\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ski.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26099\" class=\"size-large wp-image-26099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ski-720x405.jpg\" alt=\"Playing in the waves\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ski-720x405.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ski-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alananna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Ski.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Playing in the waves<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I\u00a0didn&#8217;t manage to persuade Morgan to come with me though despite the fact that he&#8217;s on Half Term holiday. 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