Surf Trip

littlesurfer

See its all getting serious,...now we have our own forum! Just thought i'd lay the ground for a continuation of the conversation in "extreme sports" forum about the .......ROAD TRIP .....woo hoo!

(October trip)

Tripers Dates not available

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kjt
littlesurfer - sat14-sun 16th other than that i'm free
68 lost souls - 4th/5th and 16th/17th
cue- 8th or 14th/15th

kjt

lol damn you!!!, you got here before me.
Good find though.


So surfing trip for the new and the old, the Pro's and the not so pro's haha
It doesn't matter how good you are, whether you've gone surfing before or not, Come one come all.

We have no definite date yet but we're hoping a week in October (no the 14th )

So Sign up and we get the ball rolling:
Myself
littlesurfer
68 lost souls
cue

littlesurfer

glad you found your way...and they say women have a bad sense of direction!!!!


Anyway bring on this surf trip!! hope people will add their names to the list!!!!!

Spastafarian

Where are ye going? I'll go if it's around the clare/kerry region but sligo/donegal's a bit too far for me.

kjt

And they say men can't multi-task :P
I'm fixing about 3/4computer on the phones AND surfing boards

We don't know where we're heading yet. I'm sure you could bunk a lift of somebody. And a BUG maybe... if we were to get alorra lorra people to go maybe we could rent a coach and get it cheap enough for everybody.

Spastafarian

Well I have a car so I won't need a lift, and anyway I live in Limerick. I just couldn't be arsed driving all the way to donegal when spanish point and ballybunion are right over there --->

kjt

Where? I can't see lol.
Welp it's a good while away and we still have to see how many people are going. I'm sure we can have a vote on where to go also. I'm easy anyways, once theirs waves and booze and a camping site(any field) I'm game.

cue

14th not good for me either but any other time is sweet. I'm gonna head down to Sligo on the 2nd or 3rd september (depending on forecast) if anyone is interested.

kjt

Yea I'd be interested in that cue. If I can get a friend to head down I'm a deffo.

littlesurfer

ooh so many new developements....exciting

Peace

Y'ar, I'll lend my support to a trip. It would need to be somewhere where lessons & rental board could be provided as I'm the noob.

So i'll provide myself and ye can provide de womin.

cue

I suggest we all stay in touch then and as we get nearer the time we can start to book whatever it is that we need in order to have fun.

Crash

Will probably be attempting to save for the first college trip of the year, so count me out for this one though if alls a success i'd be more than up for it

68 lost souls

Ok well if little Surfer could edit her first post on this page and puta list of those interested in it and then put a list of dates that people arent available it would be good Im not available the last weekend in october or the 4th/5th and 16th/17th both those second dates are midweek anyway so I doubt that we would be heading away then. Debs yay!

littlesurfer

okay done.

if everybody could post the dates they're available then I'l keep re editing until we have a full list then we can come up with a date from there......

68 lost souls

Oops! I meant to say 18th/19th not the 16th/17th. Also we should put together a list of possible locations.

1) Donegal, camping on the site behind the dunes in Rossnoulagh with toilets and showers.

2) Donegal renting a house or two between us either in surfers cove or the other place in Bundoran,

In both of these places they have bord rental beside the beachs and lessons for those requireing them. Easkey Brittons school is in Rossnoughlagh and they have prob the best foam boards I've ridden, they have epoxy bottoms as opposed to full foam.

Rossnoulagh would be great for all the begginers, learners as I feel it is one of the best beachs to learn on.

Also there is a Bus Eireann bus that goes there for those of us that dont drive.

3) Strandhill, Sligo

Anyone else have any more ideas or input on these locations

kjt

I'm easy, when and wherever we go.
I've only been to strandhill which was good fun. I'd deffo be up for a lesson or two when we get there. Also we could probably get a group rate if it ended up being a good few of us wanting them. I was thinking of driving but the bus ride would be good craic if everybody got it.

littlesurfer

I'l probably just drive.....sorry bus sounds like fun but myh boyfriends family are from the area so i'l stay with them while i'm down. I'l need my car to get around. i know people were mentioning renting a house but i'd most likely stay with them....hope that doesn't throw peoples plans off!

kjt

Yea I'm sorta mixed too, the car will give a lot more freedom alright.
+ I might camp... although a nice warm shower is always nice, without having to run across a field in your boxers in the lashing rain haha

cue

I don't mind where we go aslong as we go. All the spots mentioned are good and the camping sounds like fun but I'll know more nearer the time. I would love to surf Enniscrone and lahinch in the future aswell.

littlesurfer

So how's about the weekend of the 21rst???

kjt

I'm game

cue

Looking forward to it!

littlesurfer

good job,

keep your diary's free!

68 lost souls

21st is free in my diary at the moment. Yeah if we go to Donegal I'll be staying in a house we have up there with friends that I bring, its halfway between Bundoran and Rossnoulagh so Im easy about people staying in weither of those towns. I will probably get the bus and rent a board there cause I can't drive there yet. L-Plates and motorways don't mix.

Peace

21st should be free here. I'll never know till closer to the event.

Endurance Man

Sounds interesting, im sure you have room for a bogeyboarder? I will have to see if my brothers back from Newquay with my spanking new elemenohpee (:D).
Would also have to see where you're going and what the conditions are like, not really keen on jumping in that water for a few foamys. They are great for learning to surf but not really much fun for us sponge riders.
What kind of skill level is everyone?

68 lost souls

Yeah threre's room. I was quite good when I was younger but didnt get out for a few years so know Im an iprover again, just relearning everything I've forgotten basicly. Not sure bout the rest.

cue

Skill level? I will get up on anything and try and ride it for fun:rolleyes: I can stand up and stay up enough to keep me trying hard to improve but I spend a lot of time arse over tit aswell. Sometimes the board actually turns where I want it to but I usually have no idea what I do to make that happen. Once or twice in a sesh I will catch a wave with grace and power and think oh so this is surfing. But I always enjoy it, no matter what the conditions. What is an elemenohpee?

Endurance Man

cue wrote:

Skill level? I will get up on anything and try and ride it for fun:rolleyes: I can stand up and stay up enough to keep me trying hard to improve but I spend a lot of time arse over tit aswell. Sometimes the board actually turns where I want it to but I usually have no idea what I do to make that happen. Once or twice in a sesh I will catch a wave with grace and power and think oh so this is surfing. But I always enjoy it, no matter what the conditions. What is an elemenohpee?

Fair enough, i aint the greatest surfer either but have been bodyboarding since i was about 14. Havent been in the water for months now , last time was when i was in SA in March. I may be able to rope my brother in to but he's a lot more advanced than me, would be looking for the big breaks .

http://www.ebodyboarding.com/bodyboard/Elemenohpee-Bodyboards

^^ Best boards out there imo.

gerire

Im only getting started, only been in the water twice. But depending on the fixture list and my hurling matches Im interested in this trip

Gone West

I might be interested
Although my board at the mo is a 9' longboard, so I'll be standing on the waves and thats about it

Also, Easkey baby!!

cue

FuzzyLogic wrote:

Also, Easkey baby!!

Can you get lessons and boards in Easkey?

littlesurfer

l was in easkey at the weekend and they have to places to get boards and lessons!!!!!

cue

Cool! So the possibilities for the road trip are Strandhill, Bundoran, Rossknowlagh, Lahinch and Easkey. Any more?

dap75au

Hey, I think this is my first post on the forum, as opposed to all you guys who are in the 1000's. Is this trip open to anyone or just the long time posters. I'd love to come along, I haven't surfed all this summer and I am starting the think I'll have forgotton how to surf at this stage.:eek:
damo

Gone West

Sure why not.
It seems to be just a big meeting of people for some mass online surfage.

kjt

Hi Damo,
Yes your more than welcome to come along. The more the merrier.
I'm so glad to see so many people thinking about going. I'm fregging
dying to get out on a board.

Gone West

kjt wrote:

dying to get out on a board.

sure head out this friday(good swell, fair/average wind) or next monday(good surf, good wind)

kjt

I wish, already got plans for the weekend. Hopefully I'll try get out next weekend . I can taste the salt ha

Joeyjoejoe43

I would be well on for joining ye on this surf trip if there's room? Ive never surfed before, but Im heading to Oz in January and would love to learn before I go.

cue

Hey Joeyjoejoe43. Welcome to the road trip. Likewise to everyone else thinking of testing the waters.

kjt

Heya Joey, Yea deffo come along the more the merrier.

Maybe we should think about editing the first post and putting in who'd like to go and what % they are likely to be able to make it + maybe where abouts you'll be heading from. Could make it easier to arrange lifts and that.
Just a thought

68 lost souls

Good idea kjt. Joey this would be great for you Im sure if you are starting out, nothing beter then having a load of people with you on your first time so you can pickup alot of skills. Also having more people with you should give you more confidence. Welcome aboard.

littlesurfer

um,..so the first post is mine...what am i supposed to be editing up there???? I'm all up for making this a jumbo road/surf trip,....just let me know what to put up there...the guys on my origional list pm'd me with their dates!!

kjt

How about write up:
"Anybody interested in this trip PM myself or kjt <<this is just to save you having to do everything >>

Within the PM include:
Name
Number
*Age
If you are available on the 20th of Oct
Likelyhood of you being able to attent (1-100%)
Preference on where to go
Have you surfed before?
Would you be interested in taking lessons?
Where will you be leaving from?
Can you give any lifts?
You preference on accom (b&b, hostel, camp, Rent a house...)?

!! Your name and number will not be given out !!"

Then we could compile these between us sometime and figure out how many we have if we need to book lessons and whatnot.

EDIT forgot to add in age

kjt

I've got one reply so far

kjt

Getting some good feedback so far, I've a few ppl Pm'ing moi. Thanks, your keeping me busy in work.... (Don't tell anyone). This info should help in the long run and will help with a few polls we can put up closer to the time .

littlesurfer

okay well no one pm'd me so looks like it's up to you to do the hard work!!:)

Just pm me with the good stuff when you've got it together and i'l edit my post!

kjt

littlesurfer wrote:

okay well no one pm'd me so looks like it's up to you to do the hard work!!:)

Just pm me with the good stuff when you've got it together and i'l edit my post!

Haha Damn my plan for everybody to PM you didn't work. Could you edit your first post and put up that little questionnaire letting people know to contact me then


Briiiiinnnnnngggg on the surf!!

littlesurfer

okay cant edit the post cause i've done it once already i guess!