Apologies for the lack of posts of late - just got back from a trip to Central America chasing waves, offshore islands and tropical fish. Panama is a beautiful country with some stunning islands. Nice enough to pop the question to my long time partner of 6 years and lovely lady (pictured above), who a couple of days later managed to cut her ring finger with the fin from her surfboard, requiring stitches (ouch)! Still, we'll make an honest woman out of her, or try to... photos by Helen Gilchrist.