The cast goes right up my fingers so i can barely grasp anything although i suppose that's the point.
Have you ever tried to everything left handed...I mean everything... (laffs) pretty tricky.
Finally got a waterproof cast on actually the cast they use these days is waterproof but you have to reqiuest a goretex lining which dries out rapidly. So I'm about a month in to healing my mild thumb fracture and am gonna spend some time kitng with a cast on.
I met this cool cat from Switzerland, Patrick who I've been driving around to local kitespots.
Took him to Squamish a few times and then we went down to the states. You should see this m.f. kite!
He has a cool weblog at unhooked.ch - apparently you can actually fly kites...as in way off the ground!!! Check out the winter kiting entry for "Lunghin Pass " .
Be sure to press the British flag for english language translation.
We met the folks down at Bellingham kiteboarding and Andy & Andrew clued me into a couple nearby spots, Locust and Hunter, that I have seen people talking about on the pskite forum.
Super friendly gang at BKB and highly recommended for lessons and gear if you're in the area.
Locust is a giant shallow bay which gets a thermal flow very regularly, while not as windy as Squamish, it also blows even when the weather is crappy at Squish. The shallow bay is great for learning new tricks or teaching.
Hunter is further south at the end of a beautiful drive along the Chuckanut. Its is a muddy shallow bay and the water heats up. We were kiteing there in May in shorties and one day it was so warm the water felt like sitting in a hot bath when you fell. We kited that day in rashie and shorts and its not even June!
There is a great spot to quaff a beer after at the Chuckanut Manor nearby, and happy hour apps are half price. Or you can make the short drive back up to Fairhaven or Bellingham for a variety of some wonderful restauarants after.
All in all a fabulous May and June...even if I was in a cast...
I love my life!
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