A few days ago after lunch at the
Trigg Island Cafe with my two sisters-in-law, heading back to the car I was sidetracked for a while watching this guy wrestling with
the Fremantle Doctor (you'll have to look to see what that's all about haha!) to get his board and kite into the water, check out this short video showing a
kite boarding lesson, looks fun, but to be honest it exhausted me just watching him fighting the elements. Like anywhere in the world where there's a beach and strong winds, kite boarding is hugely popular, there is a spot just a few kilometers up the coast where there would probably have been ten instead of this one lone kite boarder....
Then eventually he was off and flying through the water, it looks like it would be excellent fun, if you were not 'multi phobia' challenged like moi!! Where to even begin.....!!
ca doit être génial a faire, et donner une sensation de liberté et de vitesse
ReplyDeleteOh, we see guys doing this down at the harbor all the time! It wears me out just watching them, but they do seem to have fun! Great video! Your photos are gorgeous! Such a beautiful beach and that blue, green water is SO beautiful! Hope you have a great day, Grace! Enjoy!
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Ah, how well I remember 'the doctor' Grace. Great action shots..and that water looks perfect for a dip. I see you are still having hot temps. Keep cool.
ReplyDeleteWonderful captures.
ReplyDeleteThey are such fun to watch ... Lightening up the sky with their vibrant colous ... Great summer pics Grace.
ReplyDeleteFar too much of a workout for me, lol. Not too fond of sea water either so...but I do admire the adventurous people.
ReplyDeleteUp in the air? Ah, no, I'm afraid I need to be somewhere else . . .
ReplyDeleteLooks like fun for someone - not for me! Great photos!
ReplyDeleteNot for me either!
ReplyDeleteexciting!
ReplyDeleteI'll leave it to the experts!
ReplyDeleteI might be launched out over the Indian Ocean and never seen again if I tried this. Reminds me a bit of Playa Tamarindo, which I'll see in just over two weeks.
ReplyDeleteThese are great and looks like a lot of fun.
ReplyDeleteguess I missed my window to do that...
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Looks like fun! I would probably drift off to sea.
ReplyDeleteBonza photos. The doctor was certainly giving the poor fella a hard time :-).
ReplyDeleteIt is becoming quite popular here on the Atlantic too. Except that more often than not, the sea isn't this blue!
ReplyDeleteBrave man! I wouldn't do it!
ReplyDeleteI fantasize about doing stuff like this - but I'm not sure where to start in listing the factors that would prevent me ...
ReplyDeleteThose white caps indicate it is a pretty fierce wind out there
ReplyDeleteTo me that is just a waste of the seaside. Just enjoy it and stop killing yourself while I muse I say.
ReplyDeleteIf I tackled para surfing I suspect it wouldn't only be The Fremantle Doctor I would be seeing.
ReplyDeleteI dont like heights .. so I doubt I'd ever soar like that w/o an airplane securely around me .. love those shots, Gracie, they're super
ReplyDeleteI think there was a touch of the Fremantle dr on Fuerteventura with me last week- a nice kind of medicine, Grace.
ReplyDeleteChrissy from Manchester: a photo a day at Mancunian Wave
It looks like a challenge, and a fun one.
ReplyDeletethis is really nice article and very informative blog i really like your article thanks for sharing it.....
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This sport is arriving in France, but not in my part , beaches are too small, and no wind enough..
ReplyDeleteDid you try to count how many kinds of blue are on your pics?!!
if there's one thing I wish I could learn, it's this kind of sport. ^0^
ReplyDeletei love the grace of that kite rushing through the wind and controlling which side you want to lean on...
speaking of kites, have you read The kite runner?! ^0^
Exciting, something for me too... nooo, not really ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreat action shots, Grace!
Nice captures. Those surf-sail contraptions are quite popular here. I think I prefer taking photos on land rather than wrestling with one of those.
ReplyDeletewhat a place, what a colours... just amazing... regards
ReplyDeleteI saw someone doing this at a local beach last spring - it was indeed exhausting watching him, and I was more than a little worried about him amongst the rocks!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to be up in the air but do not think I could master the landing. The sea is a gorgeous mixture of blues and aquas!
ReplyDeleteBises,
Genie
Great series, can't wait for the summertime.
ReplyDeleteQuel bonheur de vivre au près de l'eau.
ReplyDeleteLes bleus sont très beau.
Have a nice.:)!!!
At lease bungy jumpimg is for a few seconds !!!
ReplyDeleteGreat action shots!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful place!