I’m sitting at home at the moment, being chilly and all. I hoped to get off to an early start today to do some kiting in the late afternoon. Well, I did get up at 6′ish, but didn’t quite hold out the entire day. I think the sessions last weekend were kind of a bit too much, to say the least. Will have to take it easy for a couple of days. Fortunately no courses this week, only internal work to do.

Anyway, Lars, Marc and I got some good kiting done yesterday. We went to the beach at around 2′ish. It wasn’t such a long session (we stayed until 5.30 or so), but it was good. I also bumped into Jeroen, one of the guys working Telstar, the kite shop where I usually buy my gear. He was out on the water for the second time after having revalidated from braking his back in 6(!) places. While holding his 12sqm 2009 Gaastra Jekyll to the ground he said the winds were not blowing hard enough yet. Can you imagine I was out with my 8sqm? Well, in his defense, he had shortened his lines, which gives you a bit less power in your kite.

Anyway, Jeroen and friends were doing some great tricks of which I took a few pictures. There are also some pictures of me making a couple of airs. It’s not that brutal yet, but I’m getting there… Also, this was the 8sqm and the current really kept me from picking up serious speed and thus higher airs (but well, those are just excuses ).

After wrapping up Lars and I had pancakes in a very traditional Dutch restaurant in Heemstede. We both finished almost two and a salad. I don’t I’ve ever eaten that much pancake in one day…

More pictures by the way in the corresponding Picasa web gallery. The guy in the white Mystic lycra; that’s me…