Its funny what motivates you? Spent the start of the week introducing Ian Kraft to a few Gaastra/Tabou dealers, and the end at a demo weekend. Even though our British weather continues to frustrate I hadn’t realised how much I’d missed the involvement in British windsurfing. The kids are still off school so Aaron spent a day biking round Thetford forest with a couple of friends.

Ian Kraft (Krafty) recently joined Surf Sales to help look after Gaastra and Tabou, guessed it was easier to run round a few of the more northern shops with him for a quick introduction. Trouble is I just realised how much I missed it, just wish there wasn’t so much driving.

Without enough wind forecast for drivenbywind I headed up to Hunstanton for the Quayside windsurfers demo, I know a lot of the guys up there so its more of a social than a demo, talking windsurfing all day… and they call it work… don’t think so.

We had a decent breeze first thing, and while tempted to get a few shots of the guys on the water, thought getting out there was more appealing, particularly as the wind was predicted to drop off by lunchtime. We did crack out the kites in the afternoon, but with the skies looking so threatening they spent most of the time on the beach, didn’t really need to be caught under another storm cloud.

There was also a second reason for joining the Quayside Demo. We lost our dog just after we moved and as you can imagine we missed having a dog round the house. Ray came to the rescue and this was my first look at our new dog, though the kids want to make the final choice when they’re a few week older.

Thanks to Brian Simpson’s clinic I’d just about forgotten my broken ribs of last week, but it seems his help will be put to good use again this week, though not on me. Two guys from the demo wanted to get his details after reading last weeks blog, even had one contact from the web, but it was Danny Smeg that really wanted his number as he broke his foot on Fridays kite session off Clacton.

Has safety gone to far. We had to hire a mountain bike for Aaron when we went to Thetford Forest, but when Mark and I said we would take Connor and Aaron round the black run we took so much stick “way to young, to demanding, let alone dangerous, its only good for fifteen year olds and over.

So how is it an eleven year old thinks its just ok. Not saying it wasn’t good, far from it, we had a great day, just the boys though there might be something a little demanding around the corner. We’d definitely go again, it’s a two hour ride where you don’t really notice the up hill sections, but maybe fifteen year olds might find it a little less than demanding.

Couldn’t resist the last few pix, nothing to do with me, but dad’s snaps of his eleven year old on the water (and Thorpe). We stayed with Doug on our trip round the country, but could have listened to Jack all night, enthusiastic or what… keep it up, but get more of your mates on the water with you.