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The hollidays are always crazy for the average joe, but when you are a kite landboarder it can get exceptionally complex.  Mine started with a flight to Phoenix Arizona with my Fiancee Joy.  Our flight was supposed to leave on at 8 pm. on the 21st, but it ended up being delayed till 4 am on the 22nd instead.  Luckily I had some kite magazines, so I kept reading through them to keep myself from going crazy.  While in Phoenix I was able to explore the desert, and I now have plenty of photos of cactus and the Mesa rock formation the Southwest of the United States is famous for. 

 

Unfortunatly I didn't get a chance to go kiteboarding out there, but I saw a few bare spots in the desert that would be great for landboarding. I flew back into the midwest on Christmas morning, where I immediatly jumped in the car with my best friends the nowhereboys.  It was the three of us; Jordan, Paul, and I.  We had been planning a trip to the Northeast part of the US to visit the city of Boston, but more importantly to meet up with new Peter Lynn buggy team rider Todd Stevick and friends.  We drove all night for 23 hours in which we got stuck in a blizzard right before we made it to Boston. 

 

Before we headed down to Wildwood Beach New Jersey, we took an evening to meet up with a couple of other riders from the Powerkiteforum.com at a local pub.  Snowkiter Chuddy and her Fiance were a riot.  By this time we had been without having a chance to ride for four days and I was starting to lose my mind.  Meeting up with other riders is what its all about, even on those crappy weeks when there is nowind whatsover. 

 

Finally we made our way seven hours down to Wildwood Beach to meet up with Todd Stevick.  We were also greeted with his son Corey, Rich from East Coast Kite Sports, and their buddy Scott.  These guys are some of the most dedicated kiters that I have ever met.  By this time it was New years eve and the wind projected for the next two days was almost non-existant.  These guys drove 6 hours, 4hours, and 3 hours just to meet up with us, even in the light that there was supposed to be ZERO wind!  I've never felt so awesome before, to know that guys drove from three different states just to meet us. 

 

After we arrived Todd and Rich took us out to the beach.  When we reached the water we could feel a little bit of wind on our faces.  I checked my wind meter and it read between 7-8 mph.  After a week of sitting inside because of blizzard conditions we all just wanted to get out there and ride.  I set up my 15m charger which I only had a chance to use one other time previously. 

 

 I was having a blast power sliding on sand, which feels like sliding on butter compared to bumpy grass fields.  I was only able to do about two jumps because the wind was so low.  It was awesome to see so much sand on my Trampa kite deck though.  I've only ever used it on grass, and I was so stoked to use it on the beach.   This board turns so sharp then any other ATB i've ever owned.The thing is so light and nimble. All of the guys were wanting to test out my deck, since there aren't many trampas in the US .  Most of the decks they use are older and made of wood.  Rich from East Coast Kite Sports was loving it since it wasn't bottoming out on the ground like the previous boards he has used. 

 

 

By the time we were done riding, the sun was out and the winter jackets were off.  I was looking up and down the beach and happy to see so many PL kites in the air. The next day (Jan 1) we were able to ride in very similar conditions.  I was bummed that I didn't get a chance to freestyle, but riding on a sunny beach is the best way to start a new year.  Paul, Jordan, and I had to leave right away to head back home.  It was only 19 hours to get home, but it isn't very comfortable when you have so much sand in your pants. 

 

Looking forward to many more trips this year, and I'm excited to meet more riders and teach more people how to use PL kites.  I hope everybody out there had a good holiday. 

 

Ride the Sky!