August 1, 2010

The morning saw another attempt to get the hang of kiteboarding, but with very mixed results. The wind was very strong, too strong for either of us. Portia's first attempt at flying the kite had the kite controlling her, bouncing her up and down; she didn't even try the board as the wind was just too powerful for her weight. The kiteboarders here all use 9 meter kites and they often tell us our 12 meter kite is too big for the winds in this area. Steve gave it a go anyway, first using Portia's smaller board and then his large board. The kite pulled him around mercilessly, although he almost got up on one try. After an hour of so it was too much for us and we gave up for the day. To add insult to injury (Portia had cut her foot on the swim ladder yesterday and Steve pulled an abdominal muscle today), we had to use stale baguettes for our lunch because we failed to go to the market yesterday and there are no baguettes sold on Sunday. We have solemnly vowed not to go a day without fresh baguettes. Never again, we swear!