Around The World In 80 Waves

Much love going out to Paul and Paula who are getting married today. I really wish I could join you on your big day guys, so hope you have a wonderful time. I’m thinking of you and wishing you all the happiness in the world.

Paul and I have had more surfs together than I can remember. However the trip to La Torche always sticks in my mind mostly because at the end of it after a long and arduous drive from Brittany in the height of summer I nearly killed us both on the A55. We were both wearing just shorts and flip flops enjoying the heat when I felt that I had been pinched by the seat belt so looked down pulling on the waist of my shorts to see what had happened only to imediately see a wasp crawl into my pants. Quite understandably I started freaking out at this point and was getting more and more frantic about removing it from its current location, (‘wailing like a stuck pig’ was Paul’s own later description) but eventually fished it but in the process out batting it towards Paul who was driving and had been enjoying the last few miles of the home straight of the journey. There are now two people freaking out in the car, the wasp is doing laps and Paul’s golden Ford Escort estate is swerving violently down the road doing about 80mph until Paul has the presence of mind to stamp on the brakes and we skid into the grass at the side of the road. Very funny now but a bit manic at the time!