Bude - Surfers And The Beach.

[debris4spike]

Sorry friends but my business is really quiet at present ... if this carries on I shall have to change jobs.  This was one of the long-term effects of my hand injury.  12 weeks of being away from a phone meant that people got used to going to another therapist.

Anyway - the sun was shining this morning, DJ was having the day off ... and I still hadn't checked that my 300 zoom worked.  So back to the main beach in Bude - these 5 pictures will give you an idea of why most people holiday here - or why a lot of people like to live here ... Beaches ... and surfing.  Will admit the only surfing I do is on the web - but here is Bude ... the place where the first British Surf Lifesaving Club was set up.

Looking back towards Bude - you can see the lock gates (almost central in the picture)



Looking the other way shows how the river and canal overflow run into the sea.



Please note the white "dish" in the background - that is the establishment where I was playing last week - you know, one of those places that doesn't exist.  There are about 2o of these dishes ... and they are about 5 miles-ish from where I am.



Red and yellow falgs mean there are life-guards on duty.

Comments

[kazzy-cee.livejournal.com]

Oh - you got some good action shot there!

Sorry to hear about the lack of work - time for an advertising campaign around the surgeries perhaps??

[debris4spike]

Thanks - I am enjoying being able to play ... lots more to learn, but that is part of the fun.

Yes, hard to know what to do about business. Bude is a small town with a lot of practicioners of various disciplines. Maybe the G.P.s need to be reminded - and Toni wondered about small fliers at nursing homes etc. I really will have to think seriously about something, if things don't pick up in September.

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Sorry about business being slow

But selfishly I'm really enjoying the pictures

[debris4spike]

Bude is a small town with a lot of practicioners of various disciplines. Maybe the G.P.s need to be reminded - and Toni wondered about small fliers at nursing homes etc. I really will have to think seriously about something, if things don't pick up in September.

Thanks - Mum's pressie has come at a good time from that point of view - add to that the good weather meant that the place looks good - and surf was up today - so I could have some more fun!

[deborahw37.livejournal.com]

Have you got a database of all your previous clients? If so a mail shot might help, possibly offering a discount for their next appointment or something? Also gyms are a good source of sport's injuries so if local gyms don't have their own physio perhaps you could ask about advertising there

[debris4spike]

Thanks for both ideas - the gym has a sports therapist working there though!

I suppose part of my problem was that when I qualified we were NOT allowed to advertise - and so it is hard to break away from what was taught, and also hard to know where to start, if I dare do it!

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

OH, those are great shots! If I may, I'd love to share them with my brother and sister. They both surf.

S

[debris4spike]

Yes, of course that's OK, S - Have you ever tried? I haven't I stick to horses!

In Cornwall Fistral Beach, Newquay is the famous beach for surfing - but Bude prides itself on both a longer history and also more links with Australia due to that.

[auntiero.livejournal.com]

My sister has said she'd teach me, but I haven't worked up the courage yet. Plus I hate being in a bathing suit right now. LOL

Very cool info about Bude. :)

[debris4spike]

I was pushed in a pool as a teen, just as I was learning to swim - which has given me a fear of water. I have conquered the fear and can swim - but no way can I get my face wet ... so these pics are as close as i get to the surf!

Yes, but if you surf in Engalnd its not a swim-suit they wear now but a wet suit!!

[ukchrisp.livejournal.com]

I took some pics of the surfers at Fistral beach, we saw a real hunk in the bar too, my friend and I were drooling, he was tall, slim with long blonde hair - yum...ideal place for two dirty old women...lol

[debris4spike]

See - I knew there was a use for a good telephoto lens!

[ukchrisp.livejournal.com]

It was put to good use too *winks*

[bendy1.livejournal.com]

Sorry business is slow. Closest I ever got to there was Newquay.

[debris4spike]

Thanks.

Yes, Newquay is a popular destination ... but I am biased to prefer Bude! Smaller and more relaxed - and a great centre for the whole North Cornwall/Devon block.

[wisemack.livejournal.com]

Oh, cool pix!

Bude... that's in Cornwall, right? Ya know, I just read Elizabeth George's newest mystery, Careless In Red, and it had me scratching my head because surfing in Cornwall plays a big part in the story, but I had never associated surfing with England. Something about the weather, I suppose...

But now there are photos! YAY!

[debris4spike]

Glad to prove your book correct!

Cornwall is on the Atlantic coast - and both Bude and Newquay are facing due west - so both are popular venues for surfers.

[ukchrisp.livejournal.com]

Great shots - nothing like a few hunky surfers to brighten your day :) Nice to see you using aperture priority too.

[debris4spike]

Yes, it seems as if I have fallen straight into that setting - it was a good habit to be taught, so I will basically stick with it! Thanks!

[ukchrisp.livejournal.com]

No problem :) this setting makes it much easier to adjust your depth of field when taking various subjects, you can tailor it to how you want the result.