First surf with the new plugs!

I'm finally back in Cornwall after 10 days away in London (trade show) then Brighton (White Air festival) - both really succesful shows, we now have some new stockists nearer London as a result which is great.

I was itching to get back in the surf and thankfully today provided the goods. My new ear plugs from Rob at www.surfplugs.co.uk arrived last week and today I tried them out in a decent 4-5 ft swell at Polzeath. As a I first paddled out the sets were thumping through and lining up perfectly. After a few pummelings I'm pleased to say the ear plugs stayed in and no water made it through - so far so good. I had 3 really fun right handers early on but then sadly Polzeath switched quickly back to what it does best - fat, rippy and a bit gutless. Still I stayed in for a couple of hours had a few more fun ones and at the end of the surf assessed the ears - pretty much dry.

So through my years of surfing trying out NHS moulded plugs, docs pro plus, blu tac, whit tac, wax plugs and sillicone plugs, I can safely say my latest pair - SURFPLUGS - are the best. Coming in a close second is blu tac, but it's nice not to have to mould the plugs to your ear every time and my latest pair get me in the surf quicker. So we have a winner, why not check them out for yourselves and keep the surgery at bay with some plugs from these guys, well worth the investment. www.surfplugs.co.uk

New plugs!

Rob from ww.surfplugs.co.uk has just popped in to fit my new earplugs. Looks like they'll be the real deal, super watertight and shouldn't let in any water. He has to make them up first, so I'll keep you updated when I get them and give them a thorough test in the water.

Apologies for the lack of block posts lately, the main purpose of this blog is to record the diary of events post surfer's ear surgery, so a daily update on my ears may be a little excessive and not the most scintillating! It all seems to have settled down now (touch wood) although Rob informs me that my operated-on ear canal is still pretty narrow.

In other news, I'm off to London at the end of the week to exhibit the Ollypop wares at the Top Drawer trade show in Olympia. Then off to Brighton for the White Air festival - a busy few weeks.

On the surf front, looks interesting this week with some potential off-shore days and big swell due in mid-week - so until the new plugs arrive I'll be sneaking off for a quick surf with my trusty Blu-tak by my side!