Wellll we have been in Newport Beach for about a week now, and loving it! Had some wicked session at the Dirt Jumps already, the boys there are so cool, remembering us from when we were here 2 years ago. Been hanging with K. Strait a fair bit, he has been driving us around because we had no car, but fear not we have a new Raper Van now, (not as bad as it sounds!)
The first day we rode Dirt jumps, me and Dan were riding home that night into the sunset, along the path by the Ocean, it was so amazing, we were so excited to be there, felt so lucky to be able to ride dirt jumps and then just roll home, wowzaa, pretty damn happy!
Ive been for a couple rode rides, the first one was pretty late and it was getting on to a lovely sunset, i was singing as loud as i could, riding along beside the Sea, the sun setting, people rollerblading and running, it was so good for the heart! I got home and whipped my shoes and helmet off and jumped into the sea, it was LOVELY! swimming about in all the big waves with the surfers surfing so close, they all asked if i was crazy cos they all had wesuits on, more like they are just too soft! it was like a bath compared to N. Wales!

Me and Dan were getting lunch on the pier one day and it was pretty busy with people just chilling, there was this one guy with a little boy with him, the kid must have been so young, he was still in nappies for crying out loud! Anyway, this kid was decked out in a little shirt and jeans, and a 59/50 hat, cool as you like, he was sat one leg under him on his Skateboard absolutely pinning it around, loving it! it was so funny, his little leg going hell for leather pushing him around, clinging on with his hands, everyone was going ”ahhh” and ”ohhh” and taking photos!

Clay is here right now for a few days, he is getting on the dirt jumps too, loving it! We got home last night and decided to do a home meltdown…mainly based around pushups and situps where you high five each other in between! very american and very hard!

Oh and we have acquired a cat, his name is buttons and he is so furry he would rival nancy! he has his belly shaved to keep him cool, a rammed up face with a pokey out tongue, and he lives across the street but chills in our house all the time! Pretty nice seeing as we miss our cats alot.

Off for a lancearmstrong now….see ya….

Wowee we finally got here, to Newport Beach, CA.Dan, myself and Andy mechanic (Gee is filming in NZ with anthill till next week) left our beloved dwelling at 4am one morning, heading to heathrow. We left our house in the care of some friends who are sitting for us to stop it falling down! and to look after the cats, ride the yard and just generally live the welsh live till our return!
So, It took us an hour to make a half hour journey, the whole time in 4X4 mode, it was INSANE how much snow wales had, the roads were about 3 foot deep and we followed the snow plough all the way to civilisation.
On the motorway a lorry had crashed so the whole thing was diverted down shitty little roads, it was so busy and we were late as usual so we decided to re route and go our own way, it was MINT! we were driving down single lanes and through little villages, with 6 bike bags piled into the back of the truck, it felt like we were in a movie with the beauty of it all. At one point we got to a T junction and Affy booted it, we were completely sideways and this guy was leaning up against his car which was stuck as fuck watching us, it was so funny!
At one point we were driving through these woods, the road completely lost so it felt like we were totally in the middle of these woods, on the way to the airport! Really surreal.
Anyway we made it in the nick of time, i was pretty sad to be leaving the valleys, especially at such a special time of year. They look beautiful and everyone is skidding around, attaching wellies to skiis and all sorts, i really wanted to stay but its just impossible to ride and train properly, for me anyway, so its here we stay, to train and get this damn shoulder strong again. Don’t get me wrong its pretty cool out here, sunny and the dirt jumps are riding welllllll, all 12 bikes are nearly built, but its just i miss home alot. My friends Mum passed away yesterday too, so my thoughts are with Him and the family.
Take care one and all, weather you’re in the UK in such cold conditons or anywhere, life is a tricksy little devil sometimes. xxx