You may have been following the adventures of British skate boarder Dave Cornthwait who recently completed his record breaking skate across Australia. Its taken him 5 months to skateboard from Perth to Brisbane (via Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney).

Some of us know Dave personally as he’s part of the slalom skateboard crew who use the Beach end of Serpentine Road. Now that he has returned to UK that he is going to have an inline skate lesson to see how 8 wheels feel compared to 4 and a plank of wood. Watch this space for that report.

He only changed wheels 5 times during the 5 months but wore out 14 pairs of shoes! Like rollerblading, skateboarding uphill can be very tiring and Dave said these were some of his low points during the skate. But the constant support throughout the trip by local inline skaters, boarders, cyclists and pedestrians were his constant highlights.

Dave was interviewed by Richard and Judy on Friday 16th February (5pm) in his first TV interview since returning to the UK. Please help support Dave’s tremendous efforts and donate what you can to his chosen charities. We at Skatefresh look forward to welcoming him back to Serpentine Road and into some inline skate classes. You’ll know who he is, he’s the guy with one calf bigger than the other!

Check out Dave’s website for TV reports, personal blogs and diaries and fantastic footage from his epic journey. What are you going to do when you are tired of your job? Board Free

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