The joy of wetsuits

Now that the weather is turning decidedly autumnal, the idea of going in the Cornish sea on our October half term break is a little less appealing.

Poppies' courtyard is ideal for drying wetsuits

However, gone are the days when you would almost feel your blood freeze as you took to the waves dressed only in a swimming costume.  Nowadays, the Cornwall beaches are awash with people dressed head to foot in black neoprene!

Yes, the wetsuit has transformed a trip to the seaside for many families, ours included.  Of course serious surfers have long since worn all the layers and even headgear but now we’ve all got them, long-leg or short-leg and even boots and gloves.

Trying to squeeze yourself, and the children, into the black synthetic rubber outfits is never a joyful experience, and walking across Constantine Bay or the beach at Harlyn fully clad in neoprene is hardly a fashion statement, but it’s all worthwhile when you take to the water in October or even February.

Around Padstow and the seven bays there are lots of places to hire or buy wetsuits and we have holiday cottages with gardens where you can hang them to dry after a day out.

We’ll never be competing at Fistral Beach but at least we keep warm!

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October 24, 2011 at 11:41 am | No comment