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>> Many thanks nut. I'm just curious but what is the average water temp
>> for you? Ours stays about 13.5C year round (ish). I love to surf and I
>> thought of taking my gear with me when we go and renting a stick
>> somewhere up there. Is there any kind of community for it around you?
>> We get the benefit of having very mild winters right on the coast even
>> though we are pretty close to the 45th parallel. I've only seen snow
>> once stay on the ground so I get to ride my bike year round (however
>> wipers on the helmet would be really nice :) What do you ride?
>>
> i dont know all that much about surfin, as it is mainly an vancouver
> island thang. (but they do it on the mainland once in a while also). but
> i know that the water is cold. froma check on the net it looks like water
> temp is 8°C (48°F) mostly year round. the lakes at the coast cannot be
> much better. but if oyur here in july most interor lake are quite warm
> (and some you can surf on on a stormy day).
>

That's not much worse. I use good gear and a couple of hours straight in the 
water is not uncomfortable. I think I'll pick up a hood though  :)

> my bike is an enduro. a 2000 kawasaki KLR650. my bike #6 and i wish i had
> bought it when i first looked at in back in 87.. i usually get about 8k
> to 10k a year on it(km's). nothing beats a day on the bike.. unless its a
> day on a bike with a girl..
>
> nut

I have a small 250 Suzuki for around town. I've owned much bigger bikes but 
it's great for my needs now. To me, the escapism of taking a ride through 
the country is not unlike playing UT. You get to focus on something fun and 
let the world just kind of fall away.

I've yet to get my ball-and-chain to take a ride. She doesn't care for the 
sensations of speed and wind.   Freaky.  ;)