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- Dag 1
- tisdag 26 december 2017 10:18
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Höjd över havet: 396 m
SchweizHardturm47°23’30” N 8°30’29” E
Let's go to the beach
26 december 2017, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Flight to Dubai has been delayed. Now those 7 hours of connecting time don't seem as such a bad idea huh!?
I can also pack without the usual last minute stress (or at least with less stress). Aside ofLäs mer
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- Dag 1
- tisdag 26 december 2017 15:31
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Höjd över havet: 415 m
- SchweizZurich airport47°27’43” N 8°33’4” E
Fly me to Dubai
26 december 2017, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Those A380's are quite cool. And impressive.
On our way to Dubai!
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- Dag 2
- onsdag 27 december 2017 18:57
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Welcome to Sri Lanka
27 december 2017, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
6 hours from ZRH to DXB.
6 hours in DXB
5 hours from DXB to CMB (Colombo)
3 more hours by car to Kalpitiya.
But finally we arrived. It feels like I never left.
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- Dag 3
- torsdag 28 december 2017 17:14
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Not sure I am improving.
28 december 2017, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Tough feeling, with all the time invested I don't see major improvements since last year.
Jumps are still at the same height and the tricks learned this summer don't seem to have been memorized by theLäs mer
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- Dag 5
- lördag 30 december 2017 09:35
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Jenga!
30 december 2017, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Board rescue reporting for duty! Wojtek is close to being able to ride upwind but for now loses the board every now and then so his supportive brother brings it back to him.
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- Dag 5
- lördag 30 december 2017 10:42
- 🌙 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Fire!
30 december 2017, Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Local idiot thought it would be a good idea to start burning some wood just next to our camp, just as wind was picking up.
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- Dag 7
- måndag 1 januari 2018 09:27
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 9 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’47” E
Downwind, Jenga and Hi 2018.
1 januari 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C
What a day!
Started with a small session before lunch, some good air despite light winds. Shortly after we departed with a group of 10 with boats, heading straight north. 45 minutes of a bumpy rideLäs mer
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- Dag 9
- onsdag 3 januari 2018 10:05
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
When wind is gone
3 januari 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
The wind took time off the two first days of the year. He is scheduled to come back to work today though.
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- Dag 12
- lördag 6 januari 2018 10:28
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Höjd över havet: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Higher
6 januari 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Time goes by in paradise. Wind, tasty food and sunny weather are the key components of happiness here.
Last two days saw a stronger and gustier wind which finally made me break the 5-6 meters barrier.Läs mer
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- Dag 13
- söndag 7 januari 2018 17:35
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Höjd över havet: 11 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’18” N 79°44’46” E
The Downwind without wind and the end
7 januari 2018, Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Yesterday we tried another downwind session and it went like this.
A. Arrive at the spot and get told by fisherman to gtfo.
B. Begin the downwind ride with close to no wind.
C. Continuously move theLäs mer
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- Dag 15
- tisdag 9 januari 2018 07:46
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Höjd över havet: 5 m
Förenade arabemiratenDubai International Airport25°14’47” N 55°21’55” E
Back to reality
9 januari 2018, Förenade arabemiraten ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
It was to be expected. The journey back home is painful and with a grain of melancholia.
The Colombo airport is bad. Doesn't feel organized at all and feels completely overcrowded despite the lowLäs mer
