Short session back home...

There's still some more to write and show about my trip to Mauritius, but I haven't had the time to go through all the photos and videos, since I've been 2 weeks in Turkey and one in Portugal since then...
In Turkey I wasn't kitesurfing, even if I spotted some good potential in the Bozborum and Datça peninsulas (the locals told me it only works well in the hot Summer days, since it's mostly thermal winds). But, back home in Portugal to visit the family, I was hoping to get some good sessions! I always manage to get some days of good conditions, but this time I wasn't so lucky...

It was the Indian Summer in Santa Cruz, a great spot near where my parents live, with temperatures over 20 degrees Celsius in the first days of October, which is nice, but the wind was turning and weak all the time. I only managed to get a small 2 hours session, with a light southern wind (that was actually fun, since the normal direction here is north to northwest). Still, it was nice to be back on the water, to get my new surfboard wet and only sharing the waves with my little brother! Better luck next time...

Waveriding in Santa Cruz - Kitesurf Session 89

The last session of my vacations in Portugal was also the best! Even if Santa Cruz, some 70km north of Lisbon, is an ideal spot for kitesurfing (nice waves, regular winds and endless beaches with enough space to set up your kite and launch without bothering the "beach bums"), the sport is still somewhat of a rarity around there...

(panoramic view - click to enlarge)

For me and my brother, it's just perfection, 5km away from my parents house! And, for once, all conditions where reunited: sunny day, 15 to 24 knots side-shore winds all day long, 1.5 to a little over 2m waves and nobody else on the water.

I never had so much fun on the waves and this was definitely one of the best (if not the best) session of the season so far! Made me think of my "wave loving" friends back in France, with whom I would have loved to share this session... And it made me think that I really need to buy a surf board!

Buggy on the grass!

I went to Portugal to visit family and friends. Obviously, I took my kite gear with me! The first few days the wind was quite light, so my brother proposed a buggy session. It was only the second time I sat on a buggy, but it didn't take much time to get some confidence and start having a lot of fun!

 

I had only tried a small axe "sit on top" buggy, so riding with a big axe and comfortable sitting  RS Buggy was a true discovery. I'm definitely addicted now!