Seasessions is over

It was a great weekend here in Bundoran for the Seasessions festival. The sun shone all weekend and there was a great crowd in town for the festival. Good music all weekend with the likes of Kila, Mick Flannery, and Fred giving it socks. Altough the surf was small for the wekeend it was still enough for beginners going out on the surf lessons. There was not enough surf to run the contest so it will be rescheduled for the Autumn. A few small waves here this week and looks ok for this weekend also.

Neil Young and the street performers

Great day and night out in Dublin on Sunday. Was up at the Street Performance World Championships in Merrion Square during the day. Some great performers to see and all free. Saw Alakazam, Mike Wood and Magic Brian. Then it was off to the Point (cant get used to calling it the O2) for the Neil Young gig. He played a great set for 2 hours non stop with minimal talking. A great gig by a living legend.

Seasessions

Seasessions festival hits Bundoran this week with agreat lineup of acts and activities (photos from last year above). Details available at the link http://www.seasessions.com/lineup.html . Kellys Slaters new movie will get is premier at the festival as well.

Great news isthat it looks Sunny for the week. Bring on the summer please. The photo comp is still open and details and the top photos can be viewed at http://www.seasessions.com/photos.html

The waves are back

Nothing big here today (Sat 13th) but there are definitely waves. Quiet this morning at Tullan but busy by the afternoon with all the surf schools and plenty of other surfers. Still plenty of waves for everyone and really good conditions for beginners and improvers. Waves mostly in the waist high range with light offshore winds. Waves breaking nealry the whole way down the beach. Photo was taken just before the start of the heavy rain around 4pm so it was good here all day. Tomorrow looks similar and maybe even a little bigger. Decent size swell for next week but looks like being onshore.

Macchu Picchu and the way home.

Spent the last days of my trip around Cuzco and Macchu Picchu. Cuzco is the traditional Inca capital but the colonists built many buildings on top of Inca ruins so today it is an eclectic mixture of beautiful colonial buildings, narrow cobbled streets and Inca ruins. The traditional Inca trail (4 day hike) to MP books out months in advance so I joined the Inca Jungle trail to get there. It is a one day downhill cycle and 2 days walking to get to Aguas Calientes, which is the access point for MP. Even though I had seen many photos of MP it is still an amazing experience to first walk into the complex and to take it all in. It really is a special place and the highlight of my trip, along with the long waves of Chicama. I started walking at 4am to get to the entrance for 5.30. The complex opens at 6am and I was among the first few in that morning. Went on a tour of the citadel with a guide for 2 hours and then had the rest of the day to explore. I climbed Macchu Picchu mountain for great views. I had intended to climb Wayna Picchu mountain but there were a lot of people going that way. Got the train back and then a flight to Lima. Flight back home later today. This has been a great trip and I would recommend Peru as a destination to everyone. Great waves for all standards of surfers and good flat day activities. Food is good, living is cheap and the people are very friendly. Adios.