Croyde Gets Big!

Easter Surf in Croyde

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April 26th 2005
Croyde on Easter weekend. The water temperature was 5 degrees and the waves were double overhead. There were no sets that day... just wave after wave after wave. At one point we actually failed to paddle out. The shame of it! 5 degrees in the water means 5 mm wetsuits complete with hoodies, gloves and booties. We looked like a bunch of gimps. Later on that year (in the summer) when the waves ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more