Another day

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Today i am in balliwater 58 km futher south could be 65 if i did not have to dodge feries at belfast for more then an  hour. I should have downwind tumorrow should be great fun i was doing 9 km.h against tide today great steep chop exactly what we like with my ndk quantum and oh boy no stres of the west coast cold and rainy as i like it.

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