This weekend my eldest son took a break from being a hotshot web designer and paid us a visit from London. It seemed like an ideal opportunity for a bit of boys’ fun with him and his younger brother Tom.
Now Tom is already a bit of an ace mountain boarder and was very keen that Michael should try it. As I was going to have to drive them there I bit the bullet and decided that even at my advanced age I would still hack it. As you might imagine there might have been a bit of “Competitive Dad” syndrome at work here too 
We duly arrived at Surf The Turf near Kendal on the hottest day of the year so far (27 C and hotter than Corfu). The hill looked fantastic
Surf The Turf
Surf The Turf
Amazingly those white areas are a sea on dandelion clocks waiting to explode as you pile into them on your training runs.
We met up with Sam, our teacher and he took us through the “J” Turn and then the power slide so that we could stop on the hill. We then had a drink in the shade and a chat before going on higher up the hill and getting on to the jumps and rails. Sam was really great – a nice easy going guy who knew how to encourage us but never pushed us too far.
It was HOT on the hill and hard work going up every time, but I didn’t do too badly for an old bloke who had never even managed to stand up on a skateboard before
It amazed me that after one lesson we were both able to do small jumps and rails and get down the main slope at some speed. It’s a sport that rewards you far more quickly than snowboarding or surfing although I should point out that I have a very sore bum after falling over onto it more than once (in spite of the ample cushioning )
Anyway, here’s a quick video of us having a GREAT afternoon – there would be some of the beginning but Tom’s Flip Mino video camera has decided to die on us (no moving parts but it’s suddenly stopped working and nothing will resuscitate it – Gee thanks Flip!)
and here’s Michael’s last run of the day taken on his Iphone.
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