Surfing Special

Have spent a few days staying at the Lemon and surfing on Nile Special. The low water levels have meant a really flushy wave which you can only get on by tow rope, or by dropping on from above. I am not retaining many moves but it is still possible to go big and still good fun. The biceps in my left arm are getting a good work out from the tow rope and I'm sure it will end up longer than my right arm. I had an interesting time yesterday when I let go of my paddles instead of the tow rope, thankfully my hand roll worked - even in the boils!

I'm trying to work on new moves, but it is hard to do when I have not worked out how to retain my blunts.

There are lots of Brits and Canadians out here so the wave can be busy at times, but it is good to watch the others on the water. The pistol flip seems to be the move to go for - I have only just figured out what one is, and am not at all confident about being backwards on the wave so I'll be sticking to practicing the donkey flips and pan ams for now.

Only a few more days now till I'm heading back to cold damp England.