Saturday 10 February 2007

Whatever Happened to Salter's Duck?

You could hear the sea from a mile away, roaring.

As I turned left and walked through the wooded sandy path that comes out onto a lip at the top of the beach, the full power of the ocean hit me, like being in the Millenium Stadium when Wales score a try, the noise was deafening and other-worldly.

And the waves were fifty yards away.

I was walking back along the beach, in the dark, as I love to do and what I hope to be doing with the new love of my life some time shortly (hint hint keep it coming ladies ;p)

The beach is fantastic when nature is keen to show you some of its awesome power, Carmarthen Bay was a froth of white water churning.

And then as I was pretending to be in my version of a video that I want to direct for the Niles Barclay track 'Crazy', where I'm doing a funky dance with a skeleton in a women's red wig and mouthing the words, it hit me.

Whatever happened to Salter's Duck?

For those who don't know what I'm talking about, Salter's Duck was a wave power machine that generated electricity from the rising and falling waves and tide.

Here's a link:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Salter%27s+Duck&btnG=Google+Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

Just copy and paste if you're not feeling too lazy.

My point being, why don't we have loads of these things strung out around the coast of Wales providing for our energy future? Otherwise all that awesome power is going to waste and its free like the wind but prettier and potentially more productive.

Anyway, as ever I shall keep looking for Ms Right or even Ms Not So Right and we can go on great walks on the beach at night and maybe if she's really lucky i'll show here my Niles Barclay Skeleton dance, which is far more entertaining than 'wanking on ice' or whatever other apa is on the TV on a Saturday evening.