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Piotr Myszkorowski Sri Lanka 12.17
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- 26. des. 2017, 10:18
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Høyde: 396 m
- Sveits Zürich Zürich (Kreis 5) / Escher-Wyss Hardturm 47.3916, 8.5081147°23’30” N 8°30’29” E
Dag 1
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 of the usual GoPro (who hopes to survive another kiteboarding trip), a new member of the family will travel with us - Mr. Mavic - can't wait to test him out in the wild nature of Kalpitiya!Les mer
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- 26. des. 2017, 15:31
- ⛅ 5 °C
- Høyde: 415 m
- Sveits Kanton Zürich Kloten Kloten / Holberg Zurich Airport 47.46186, 8.5511847°27’43” N 8°33’4” E
Dag 1
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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- 27. des. 2017, 18:57
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23811, 79.74618°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Dag 2
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 apparently tomorrow as well. Can't wait to be back on my board.

Many of the staff is still here, nice to see them again!
Our accomodation is very nice and the bar overlooking the lagoon is amazing.Les mer
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- 28. des. 2017, 17:14
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23815, 79.746068°14’17” N 79°44’46” E
Dag 3
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 the muscles.
Hopefully that's just because I need to warm up.
Let's see tomorrow.
Our bungalow is great, at night quite noisy because of the wind blowing through it and not sure what animals playing around - being surrounded by nature feels good.Les mer
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- 30. des. 2017, 09:35
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23857, 79.746238°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
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Dag 5
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.
We've got internet now - installed a local sim card on my brother's phone so I can finally upload pictures with my blogs! 15gb of data for 6 USD. Same amount in roaming fees would have cost us 225'000 USD - it's absolutely not a joke (actually it is, a bad one).
We played some drinking Jenga game yesterday with Stephane and Bao (2 of the owners) - really makes you careful.Les mer
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Fanni Pimper Goats are the best 😍
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Piotr Myszkorowski Yum yum cheese 😅
30.12.2017Svar
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- 30. des. 2017, 10:42
- 🌙 23 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23854, 79.746228°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Dag 5
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 the fire" marathon to be sure it doesn't spread.
The police is underway to arrest the culprit hopefully. Thats how those big fires start, one idiot is enough to lay destruction to entire forests, lands.Les mer
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- 1. jan. 2018, 09:27
- ☀️ 8 °C
- Høyde: 9 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.2385, 79.746268°14’19” N 79°44’47” E
Dag 7
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 ride brought us to a wonderful glassy water spot were we enjoyed ourselves for about an hour. Then the fun part started, riding downwind back to the camp.
The fun part lasted only so long as my kite did not seem very enthusiastic about holding its air and I had to be rescued halfway.
My 12m Rebel will probably need to undergo some surgery later.

Since it was the 31st, the team here had a exquisite dinner prepared for us, pig, shrimps, crab, fish, you name it!
Some drinking Jenga followed and it was the most impressive and tense game played.

Thank you SriLankaKite! :)Les mer
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- 3. jan. 2018, 10:05
- ⛅ 23 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23848, 79.746228°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Dag 9
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.
A little break is always welcome as it becomes increasingly difficult to align long sessions over consecutive days.
The kite has been repaired and is now ready for action. Luckily it was a small hole in the smallest bladder which was causing the problems.
Got some tips from the local pro and will try some small kiteloops today... I am a bit scared and probably rightfully so.
We are now in the second half of our stay here and it feels like by the end we won't mind going back to our daily lives.Les mer
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- 6. jan. 2018, 10:28
- ☀️ 19 °C
- Høyde: 10 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.23854, 79.746238°14’19” N 79°44’46” E
Dag 12
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. I am starting to consistently be able to jump quite high, it feels amazing!

Last few days will also be quite windy so I really should start working on new things. Today we will try another downwind session, very much looking forward to it!

A few guys from Geneva and France arrived and they are quite fun. Also they are not very good at Jenga so they are paying for the shots!

Wojtek managed to ride back from the teaching area to the school yesterday, a major milestone in feeling totally autonomous! Good job bro :).Les mer
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- 7. jan. 2018, 17:35
- ⛅ 28 °C
- Høyde: 11 m
- Sri Lanka North Western Province Kalpitiya 8.2382, 79.746118°14’18” N 79°44’46” E
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Dag 13
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 the kite to create enough lift and reach the first checkpoint.
D. Drink a beer.
E. Evaluate the situation and decide to keep going, this time in the ocean.
F. F**k. Bad idea wind also low there.
G. Give it all to reach the camp before the wind dissapears completely.
H. Happy ending.

Then sausages, beers and gratin dauphinois. In Sri Lanka. Ah ah.

Today low wind, frustration, a nap and some cursing.
Kite and board cleaned. Tomorrow last day but I am not in the mood to wait for wind and be frustrated by its absence later.

Overall terrific vacations though!Les mer
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Fanni Pimper 😍❤
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