aches and pains

I got my surf lesson yesterday, care of The Boy and provided by Troggs in Portrush, and man was it fun! We were on beginner foam boards, which are ridiculously easy to ride, so I had a lot of fun, although I froze all the way home on the bus, and now every muscle in my body aches, and I can't really hear out of my left ear. I was quite underwhelmed by the standard of surfers actually up on the North Coast. Maybe having been used to the US and Newquay, where I'm really intimidated, there wasn't really anyone out who was that much better than I am. I'm just going to have to learn to drive, get a winter wetsuit, and keep on coming up. Oh yeah, and get a new board. I want a 7' 6" minimal to have some fun on.

I'm going into town today, and really, I pretty much cannot be bothered, but I've got things to take back (even though they are well past their due back date - we'll have to see what Gap has to say about that), and a Virgin voucher, and a new credit card to test. No enthusiasm though.