Greetings from Isla Coche!
Been here 4 days and this is the first opportunity I've had to sit by the pool and get online. First 3 days have all been 13m weather, today there is nowt.

Its a bit strange launching into the sea with a bang offshore wind, and the first few runs are pretty nerve-racking, but you soon forget about it. The safety boats are clued up but I've avoided being picked up so far.

Its hot - well hot, 30C+ every day, luckily the a/c in the apartment is working well so a small haven of coolness to revert to when it gets too hot. The sea is not very refreshing - warm bath temperature. The backdrop is spectacular, as is kiting through flocks of pelicans.

Only downside is the mozzies, apparently there's been a plague of almost biblical proportions in Venezuela in the last few weeks, venture out at sundown at your peril! The island has sold out of insect repellent too.

Ah well a small price to pay for tropical paradise with kiting on your doorstep.

Its 09:30 so I'm for a splash across the pool to the bar

Hi Spooks.

sounds like your having a grand time.

am sure you will regale us all with your tales of derring do on your return.

see you in a week or so.

Mark

It must have been a long drive in the van to get there spooks - hope your 12v fridge is working well in the tropical weather!

glad to hear you doing well spooks; missing out on a great cold spell here

Hey Sppoker - sounds idilic - say hi to Christian and Karine

catch ya soon

Rich

Yeah nice to hear from you Spooks,

Have a good one!


But nice to hear from you to Rich, I thought you might be in Mumbai !!!!!!!!

Got back to blighty this morning and goodness isn't it COLD

Going to take something special to tempt me back into a sea thats colder than the Pina Colda's I've been drinking the last few days!

Unfortunately after a promising start the wind gods were just too chilled to do much, and only 5 or 6 days of the 13 were kite-able. Still managed to cover a bit though, finally got the hang of frontloops without wrecking the kite, managed to land my first kiteloops and backloop kiteloops and even tried a raily or two.

Sadly on the last day my (new) 13m died horribly. It was floating in the water after I'd failed to land some heroic move or other, and a New Zealand gent rode straight through it. So one shredded kite and very likely a serious repair bill

Great break though, and top venue for those who fancy practising there stunting in mirror flat water. Jan-May are the windiest months though, so maybe another visit....??

Anyway off to turn the central heating up a bit more

Hi Spooks, if you wanted warm water to ease those chilled winter blues you should have been at Tony's party this weekend.

Penny hired out a luxury pine lodge replete with generous 8 person hot tub which got a lot of use on friday !

SO! where are the pictures?? Rub a dub dub 8 men in a tub!!

not ALL of the 8 were of the male variety, there were 4 females in attendance.

photos are available to the highest bidder !