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- Dag 1
- woensdag 28 juni 2017 om 17:30
- 🌧 21 °C
- Hoogte: 399 m
ZwitserlandJosefswiese47°23’7” N 8°31’0” E
Off we go
28 juni 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
First vacations in 2017, I have waited a long time for those. Barely made it through traffic back from work to grab my gear and run to the train station.
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- Dag 1
- woensdag 28 juni 2017 om 18:59
- 🌧 17 °C
- Hoogte: 436 m
- ZwitserlandZurich airport47°27’41” N 8°33’13” E
No charge this time
28 juni 2017, Zwitserland ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Same lottery as always. Sometimes I pay sometimes I do not. This time choosing the checkin counter with a guy with a "I dont care anymore" face might have paid off. He did not bother to controlMeer informatie
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 00:17
- 🌙 25 °C
- Hoogte: 67 m
TurkijeIstanbul Atatürk Airport40°58’37” N 28°49’12” E
Bumpy ride
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Those were some real turbulences. People crying and screamimg. Food carts crashing and some spilled orange juice. My neighbour was not really enjoying it. Luckily I remembered the wise words ofMeer informatie
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 08:18
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Hoogte: 15 m
- TurkijeDalaman36°46’58” N 28°48’17” E
Welcome party was cancelled
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
The transfer from the airport I booked has forgot to pick me up so now I ride with Utsal.
He asks me if I speak english, not sure why since he does not.
Luckily for him (and for me) I could findMeer informatie
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 09:23
- ☀️ 32 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’41” E
22, Rider's Inn
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
Arrived. This will be fun.
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 12:15
- ☀️ 38 °C
- Hoogte: 8 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’17” N 28°19’47” E
Fly me to the moon...
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
First session in light wind, but after 6 months I'm happy with anything ;)
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 16:38
- ☀️ 39 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’6” N 28°19’40” E
Why swim in the sea?
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
So much chlore in the sea! Nothing beats a cold beer in the pool. I am very satisfied with myself as I managed not to overdo it today - even landed that backroll with a nice side grab once, but windMeer informatie
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- Dag 2
- donderdag 29 juni 2017 om 22:26
- 🌙 29 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Crazy Mehmet warms up my beer
29 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 29 °C
Crazy mehmet is blowing hard. The hot wind usually means no kiteboarding the next day but beer helps me stay optimistic. Worst case scenario some standup paddling.
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- Dag 3
- vrijdag 30 juni 2017 om 10:30
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Up goes the mercure
30 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Feel the heat! Its barely breakfast time and it must be already at least 35°. Apparently the expert forecasters here say there is a high likelihood of no wind at all - but I choose not to believeMeer informatie
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- Dag 3
- vrijdag 30 juni 2017 om 15:03
- ☀️ 42 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’18” N 28°19’47” E
Lost at sea
30 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
I'm stupid - last year Yenal lost my gopro after 2 days. This time I did. Maybe I should see it as a signal and stop buying them. But I am not that reasonnable ;)
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- Dag 3
- vrijdag 30 juni 2017 om 20:56
- 🌙 35 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’9” N 28°19’23” E
Feel the heat
30 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 35 °C
The air is dry and temperature is around 37 degrees. It is currently 9pm. 9 freaking pm!! No wonder there is a cactus on my table - it's the only thing which may survive this dinner...
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- vrijdag 30 juni 2017 om 21:26
- 🌙 34 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’9” N 28°19’23” E
Beef up!
30 juni 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 34 °C
Don't want to be bothered by the guy selling roses? Be alone! Problem solved ;)
Today I decided to adopt a bull-ish attitude on food and added a tartare to my burger. Winning combo!
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- Dag 4
- zaterdag 1 juli 2017 om 00:16
- 🌙 32 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
The guy with the trumpet
1 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 32 °C
I like live music, its fun. But a trumpet's sound all evening is a bit too much - guy looked like a tourist anyway, probably brought his trumpet to practice on the beach. Thanks dude!
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- zaterdag 1 juli 2017 om 15:17
- ☀️ 43 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’18” N 28°19’47” E
Harnass the power of the wind
1 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 43 °C
Don't trust the weather forecasts, don't trust the local "experts". Wind is blowing hard and my hands are hurting already. Should I go for one more session?
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- Dag 4
- zaterdag 1 juli 2017 om 22:13
- 🌙 26 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’9” N 28°19’23” E
Beef's back!
1 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 26 °C
Nothing like a tasty beef filet to keep your spirits high. My neighbour from Zurich just arrived so I took him obviously to my favorite restaurant.
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- Dag 5
- zondag 2 juli 2017 om 11:00
- ☀️ 38 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Mercury falling.
2 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 38 °C
Just realized I missed the pun with the "Mercury Rising" earlier in the week when temperatures where high as hell.
We are now in the acceptable daily range of 35°-25°. If the temperatures from 2Meer informatie
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- Dag 5
- zondag 2 juli 2017 om 23:50
- 🌙 27 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Family of friends
2 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Yenal is that guy - he stands out because of his candid talk, his natural joie-de-vivre and his (usually) respectful insolence.
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- Dag 6
- maandag 3 juli 2017 om 10:16
- ☀️ 35 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
That one time I needed to sleep
3 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Some improvised couple started a marathon in the room next door. At 3am. When the crescendo ended I had 4 hours left of sleep as I had to finish some work early this morning.
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- maandag 3 juli 2017 om 15:57
- ☀️ 39 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’18” N 28°19’47” E
Calm before the storm (hopefully)
3 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 39 °C
Wind faded away. After showing strenght early in the day he left stranded kiteboarders on the beach.
There is something powerfull about this place - the long water corridor which leads to theMeer informatie
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- Dag 7
- dinsdag 4 juli 2017 om 21:36
- 🌙 28 °C
- Hoogte: 5 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’7” N 28°19’40” E
The sad dog.
4 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Today was not the greatest day. Some issues at work kept my mind busy while the wind was blowing strong.
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- Dag 8
- woensdag 5 juli 2017 om 15:26
- ☀️ 36 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’18” N 28°19’47” E
The turtle and the drunk
5 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Met this guy on my way to the kitebeach today. There are so many turtles here actually. Small and big ones. Sometimes you feel something hitting your board when you ride but you don't see anything -Meer informatie
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- Dag 9
- donderdag 6 juli 2017 om 15:58
- ⛅ 36 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Age becomes them
6 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ⛅ 36 °C
Can you believe those flip flops are 14 years old? The most durable pair of "shoes" that ever existed I am pretty sure!
Thanks mom for buying them!
There has not been a day without wind so far. IMeer informatie
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- Dag 10
- vrijdag 7 juli 2017 om 03:21
- 🌙 24 °C
- Hoogte: 168 m
- TurkijeBeldibi36°52’59” N 28°16’23” E
Marmaris
7 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Actually a fun place. Nice dinner at the marina and then we crashed a hotel party in a cool club.
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- Dag 11
- zaterdag 8 juli 2017 om 11:22
- ☀️ 34 °C
- Hoogte: 7 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°2’18” N 28°19’46” E
Last but not last
8 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
It's a strange feeling. Today is the last day in Turkey but there is none of this melancholic "I will miss this place".
Maybe because I will be back in less than 3 weeks.
Maybe because after 10Meer informatie
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- Dag 12
- zondag 9 juli 2017 om 00:16
- 🌙 28 °C
- Hoogte: 4 m
- TurkijeKadın Azmağı37°3’5” N 28°19’40” E
Leave no suitcase behind
9 juli 2017, Turkije ⋅ 🌙 28 °C
Sheref is probably already waiting downstairs for me. He likes to be early, maybe to enjoy a few cigarettes before the ride to Dalaman.
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