I'm one of the few people in the country silly enough to be in the office today. Going on the dubious logic that Christmas is always quiet - so what's the point of taking holiday? - I opted to work either side of Christmas rather than "waste" the few days of leave I have left before year end (which isn't til 1 May). I'm currently dreaming of a trip in February somewhere warm with an exposed coastline and, almost as importantly, somewhere on the backpacker trail so there are plenty of nubile girls passing through on a voyage of discovery.

Anyway, the one thing worse than sitting in the office rather than being at home with my loved ones is logging onto the Croyde surf cam and seeing this going on down there today:

Possibly the most perfect swell to hit North Devon for months, even if it is getting pretty chilly down there. Ouch.

Merry bloody Christmas.