Eggs give you 'Eagle Power'

Derek Brockway has recently joined our team of bloggers on BBC Wales Nature so there are at least 2 of us now! ;)

We're a bit like the two wrestlers in Nacho Libre - Nacho & Skeletor ;)

Nacho: "Those eggs were a lie, Esqueleto. A LIE! They give me no eagle powers! They give me no nutrients!"

Derek will keep the nation up to date with the latest weather forecasts, geeky weather news such as how to tell the difference between a cumulonimbus and a cirrocumulus?

As well as other outdoors news when he goes off trekking around Wales for his new TV/Radio series - 'weatherman walking'

I'll continue to cover nature news and wear daring wrestling leotards.

My imagination has now run riot so it's time to end this one.

Don't try this at home kids! Only do this at work...That's got you worried hasn't it? ;0

Google 'Eagle Power' and see what you get!

Surf movies for surf trips

Not a new story but not everyone will have heard about it, so though it worth a mention.

You can now download a whole load of great surf movies to your mobile, ipod or 'pooter which is pretty cool.

Summer time highs

Well, the prospects are not looking good for surf after Friday, so grab every chance you can over the next 24hrs to surf yourself into the ground.

High pressure is looming and apart from a few mid week lows drifting through next week, surf prospects are zero.

Could this be the remainder of our summer?! I might have to break open the bbq at this rate.

Infact I've already done the breaking part...I picked up the wooden edge of my bbq the other day. It's covered by a tarp protecting it from the elements but something came away in my hand. I've been too afraid to look underneath...

Maybe it was just an old burger snapping off in my hand?

So it might be time for some bbq repair instead.

Whilst on the subject of bbq's:


Now for the science:

"The bbq donut is part lounge, part restaurant table, part BBQ, and part water activity platform"

This has all the makings of a bbq disaster movie!

Can you imagine setting off down river in an inflatable donut with friends and merrily cooking and drinking as you go?

I know exactly what would happen if I attempted this kind of venture with any of my friends!

Someone would be shoved overboard within 10 mins of being on it.

A fire would probably break out, blistering the rubber and causing the donut to sink.

Blokes would laugh out loud. Wives and girlfriends would not be amused ;)

Killers visit Whales

Like what I did there?

Yeah? No?

Okay...

Well it's pretty exciting to know that we have Orcas swimming offshore ready to pounce on cute, cuddly unsuspecting tourists...

I meant seals. Yes, seals but I'm sure they eat fish too, but not too many as I'm out there trying to catch bass this summer and I find it hard enough already.

You can find out more in my other blog @ BBC Wales Nature

I remember years ago an ASP event in Reunion Island being postponed due to Killer Whales cruising through the lineup.

Imagine that...not really knowing if they're going to accidentally mistake you for food.

There's also a great video of our old favourite - the kayak being nailed by a breaching Killer Whale.

I could never work out if it was real or fake but apparently it's an old Powerade commercial.

It's fun all the same and no whales were injured during the making of this film:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1557955768987457727

Border control challenge

The WCSC take on Aberavon in the ultimate show down.

There's a new format of surf comp coming to Rest Bay this weekend...Brad Gerlach's THE GAME format.

Don't ask me... look it up! ;0

It's spectator friendly and much better suited to team surf comps and only lasts about an hour.

The teams (14 guys/gals in total) are being finalised as we speak.

There will be a bash in the Jolly Sailor afterwards with some 'red hot' live music from a local Aberavon band.

Comp starts at 10am at Rest Bay. Party starts at 7.30pm

Contact Tom Anderson or Matt Hapgood for further details.

Surfing in the danger zone

Nice little slide show here from BBC News Online on surfing in Liberia - one of the poorest countries on the planet.

Previously war torn, the place looks to be on the up and surf tourism is a way out for a lot of the kids over there.

I'm guessing it's cheap as chips too but before I pack my toothbrush...I'm just going to read up on the local shark populations ;)

Gull v tern!

I lost :) I am currently preparing for a battering when we leave as thousands of birds will mob us. Already been pecked and it drew blood. Lol this should be fun..

The skerries

Off here shortly. A small group of islands off the coast of anglesey to the north west. Access is norm restricted so i am very lucky to be going to film tern colonies :) should be an adventure heading out there in a rib!

Summer flatness?

Morning pop pickers, apologies for my recent absence but I'm away with Springwatch for 2 weeks blogging on the bbc wales nature blog.

Currently in Lake Vyrnwy but then we head to the coast, Angelsey to be precise so I'll hopefully have salt water running through my veins again fairly soon.

I'm planning on going for a paddle in the sea every night after work to keep my fitness levels up so I can be on form for my return and if Huey is feeling generous he might jst send some swell up into Treaddur Bay...

I returned home to the nest for the weekend and noticed a small weak summer pulse hitting rest bay but didn't get to surf as I was too busy preparing things for the new generation of gull and getting the family home in order.

High pressure seems to be in the air at the moment so I guess we can expect to see flat seas fairly fairly regularly from now on.

June 1st today! That's come around quick.