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- Dag 1
- tirsdag 26. desember 2017 10:18
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Høyde: 396 m
SveitsHardturm47°23’30” N 8°30’29” E
Let's go to the beach
26. desember 2017, Sveits ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofLes mer
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- tirsdag 26. desember 2017 15:31
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 415 m
- SveitsZurich airport47°27’43” N 8°33’4” E
Fly me to Dubai
26. desember 2017, Sveits ⋅ ⛅ 5 °C
Those A380's are quite cool. And impressive.
On our way to Dubai!
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- Dag 2
- onsdag 27. desember 2017 18:57
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Welcome to Sri Lanka
27. desember 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.
Lot of wind today and apparentlyLes mer
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- torsdag 28. desember 2017 17:14
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Not sure I am improving.
28. desember 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 theLes mer
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- Dag 5
- lørdag 30. desember 2017 09:35
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Jenga!
30. desember 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
- lørdag 30. desember 2017 10:42
- 🌙 23 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Fire!
30. desember 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.
The team here did crazy "bring water from the lagoon and throw it in theLes mer
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- Dag 7
- mandag 1. januar 2018 09:27
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’47” E
Downwind, Jenga and Hi 2018.
1. januar 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 rideLes mer
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- Dag 9
- onsdag 3. januar 2018 10:05
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
When wind is gone
3. januar 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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- lørdag 6. januar 2018 10:28
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Higher
6. januar 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.Les mer
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- Dag 13
- søndag 7. januar 2018 17:35
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Sri LankaKalpitiya8°14’18” N 79°44’46” E
The Downwind without wind and the end
7. januar 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 theLes mer
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- tirsdag 9. januar 2018 07:46
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Høyde: 5 m
De forente arabiske emiraterDubai International Airport25°14’47” N 55°21’55” E
Back to reality
9. januar 2018, De forente arabiske emirater ⋅ ☀️ 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 lowLes mer
