A Great Little Shop.
On the weekend I set foot in one of the best surf shops that I have experienced in an awful long time, in this country at least. The shop is Trans Surf , in Mawgan Porth, which is just up the coast from Newquay in Cornwall. I happened to be in the area for the weekend and while exploring I came across the shop. Being in the market for a new suit, boots etc for winter I thought I would look inside. Not that I actually need much persuasion, when it comes to surf shops my resistance is pretty much non existent, so I would have ventured in anyway. But I am so glad that I did. It became immediately apparent that Trans Surf is one of a rare breed. To begin with, as soon as I set foot inside the door it struck me as being a 100% real, genuine, authentic surf shop, one with sand on the floor and everything! It is within sight of the beach and the Atlantic beyond and above all else it had a friendly vibe. The lady working gave me such a s...