Kiteventure

 Wow.  With the wind blowing north westerly, I set out for a quick kite before lunch.  Having seen windsurfers the day before, I knew it was gonna be epic.  And it was.   Great swell, some nice clean wind and slow moving waves through the bay made for some fantastic ramps and really fun surfing.  Got lots of nice air and so much fun ripping in to the larger sets.  Very picturesque and beautiful water.  Mucked up my landing big time though, tried to land grabbing the line but the kite powered so I let go.  The kite ripped through the window wrapped around my bar and my finger, till it crashed on the other side, giving me a nice little drag down the beach.  Got it back up again and nailed it the second time.

 Met Anthony at Hampton, easy going on 15 knots then a massive storm hit.  Had to try and land the kite in 35 knots, was a bit of an adventure.

 What a joy to have Sonny come along ! He surfed for about an hour, then was keen to have a go with my ad-hoc towing arrangement.  He jumped on the nugget, and I towed him through the surf for a couple of kms.  It was hilarious, he was doing little jumps across the waves, we were laughing the whole way.  Oh and the kiting was spectacular too !

 A quick detour via Frankston - not quite enough wind for James without his big kite - landed us at Brighton.  Very sketchy wind in close (as normal) but interesting out in the middle, amazing views of the sun through the clouds.

 Being greeted by being blown off the beach is never a great start.  Joined by Stu and James on the kite, and Tarren as a spectator with his new beast of a car.  Put up the small kite and was very anxiously watching the horizon to avoid being blown away.  Out for about 35 mins then called it - better safe than sorry.

 Not enough wind so a bit of walking involved.

 After checking out a couple of spots we decided to call the weekend and head for home.  Stu and a couple of the guys headed in to Ocean Grove for a coffee.  it just happened to be cranking windy there !  So we turned the wagons around and all had a magnificent session in high winds.  Yeehaa.