Hello everyone back in the UK. We are off and underway again out here in South Africa with warm sunny autumn skies to welcome our Season to Season riders to Cape Town. It's the first time Ticket to Ride has been operational at this time of year and it looks set to be a cracker with epic surfing conditions forecasted. Of all the places to be in the world at the moment, South Africa must surely rate up there with the best as windless days and long period swells are the norm. ??
Bevan will be guiding the crew along the coast and he was at the airport early to pick them up. We settled them all in to Shaun and Lucinda's beachside backpackers and then headed out for a bite to eat. Looking out over Noordhoek beach and the world famous Sentinel it was a good welcome to Cape Town. We chatted away and caught up with the ski season gossip before taking a quick drive around the Cape Peninsula and orientating the guys and girls to their surroundings before we hit the waves hard tomorrow.?
The forecast looks good with ideal conditions forecasted, perfect for the group to find their feet. Dene Botha (head coach for Kahuna Academy and head trainer assessor for Surfing South Africa) will meet us beachside at 10am tomorrow for a double lesson. 5 hours in the water will be a good workout and will get rid of all the hours spent in the air. We then have Karen, our community project fixer, coming over to brief the group in the evening. It looks set to be a busy first few days for the group.?
Shaun is currently out on the boat trying to snag a few fish for a braii tonight. It's a bit early in the season for big fish but if he comes back empty handed we'll be cooking a traditional poijke (stew cooked in a large iron pot) over the fire. Either way it will be a memorable introduction to South African cuisine.??The blog will run for the duration of the trip with weekly updates and photos. The first group shots will appear with the next blog as we head to the waves tomorrow. ??
Thanks for reading and we are looking forward to another great trip down here surfing and travelling on Southern tip of Africa.
Tim and Bevan