Yesterday we learned not to trust weather forecasts that say conditions are nice in McMurdo. Because they aren’t. By which I mean our flight was delayed again.
Ed and I spent the day starting on Ed’s dream of learning to kite surf. We took the bus out to New Brighton and visited a kite sports and appliance store (the appliances are the money maker). For our introductory lesson (on land) we mostly learned to control the kite. We also spent a little time with a board, not entirely unlike a skateboard. We achieved small spurts of wind-powered motion!
New Brighton
At the pier
Seabird
For a lunch/tide break, we took a walk around
Ed controls the kite
Going low
Practice moving with the kite
Concentration
I wait to launch
A modicum of control
Our instructor, Peter, tests the sand
And makes it look easy
Ed launches
For his turn on the board
Gets the kite under control
Mounts
Prepares to generate some power
And goes!
My turn
Practicing getting power
While (sometimes) not losing control of the kite
Slowly improving
Time for the board
I go a little!
Not fast or far, due to low wind and lack of skill
Revocery
Getting the kite back under control, after ditching the board
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