- What have I learned? – The Oregon Coast is stunning in the winter
- Listening to – Sounds of the Written Word, Eva Plays dead
- Reading – Cold Dark Ground, by Stuart MacBride
This week was spent on the Oregon coast, just outside Depoe Bay. I first rode them length of the Oregon coast a few years ago on a Motorbike trip to Napa and eventually Yosemite National Park. And was blown away by how magnificent the scenery is, why did no one tell me how awesome it was?
There were brave (foolhardy?) people surfing in December, the waves were impressive. How you decide that today I’m pulling on a dry suit and spending the day catching waves, when it is just above freezing is beyond me.
Surfing is fun, I got to the just about standing up stage in Hawaii a few years ago, and really enjoyed it. But not that much, I’ve been to races where people were airlifted to hospital with hypothermia, and I promise no one was having much fun that night.
In short, Hawaii surfing = awesome, Oregon in December surfing = really, really enjoy being cold.
A little trashy reading this week. If you enjoy a little bloody mystery and are not familiar with the Logan McRae books by Stuart MacBride you are missing out. They are relatively straightforward procedurals, but told from the point of view of Watson, rather than Holmes. Logan McRae works for a series on Inspectors, most memorably Roberta Steel and her wonderful use of language.
Great books, fun reads and just what I needed.
One last thing, if you are not aware of the annual twitter treat of #duvetknowitschristmas, it’s worth 10 minutes to go have a look.
Have an amazing Christmas.