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Grey Skies, Green Waves: A Surfer´s Journey Around the UK and Ireland
Tom Anderson
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Description for Grey Skies, Green Waves: A Surfer´s Journey Around the UK and Ireland
Paperback. Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf.. As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he rekindles his love affair with the freezing fun that is surfing the North Atlantic. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 260.
So this is surfing in Britain, I told myself as I grumpily walked up a slope of wet rocks and wispy beach grass, trying to keep a foothold as rain and wind both tried their utmost to send me skidding back down to the freezing beach below. Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf... As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he meets the Christians who pray for waves ... Read more
So this is surfing in Britain, I told myself as I grumpily walked up a slope of wet rocks and wispy beach grass, trying to keep a foothold as rain and wind both tried their utmost to send me skidding back down to the freezing beach below. Tom Anderson has always loved surfing - anywhere except the UK. But a chance encounter leads him to a series of adventures on home surf... As he visits the popular haunts and secret gems of British surfing he meets the Christians who pray for waves ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Summersdale Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Chichester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849530415
SKU
V9781849530415
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Tom Anderson
Tom Anderson lives in Porthcawl, West Wales, is the author of acclaimed surfing travelogue Riding the Magic Carpet and was awarded a Welsh Arts Council Bursary for the journey that became Chasing Dean. He is a successful competitive surfer and writes regularly for several surfing magazines, as well as being a senior committee member of the Welsh Surfing Federation.
Reviews for Grey Skies, Green Waves: A Surfer´s Journey Around the UK and Ireland
'Funny and Sharp, it's a great insight into what makes surfers in the UK so dedicated.' Surf Girl 'Funny, humbling and actually pretty inspiring.' Cooler Featured on
Excess Baggage BBC Radio 4 'Tom Anderson learns to love the freezing fun [Britain's] waters offer... this book records his adventures around country's chilly coast.' Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'The vivid descriptions of ... Read more
Excess Baggage BBC Radio 4 'Tom Anderson learns to love the freezing fun [Britain's] waters offer... this book records his adventures around country's chilly coast.' Waterstone's Books Quarterly 'The vivid descriptions of ... Read more