The weather forecast for Saturday had looked promising all week, and it turned out to be spot on! Winds in from the fjord, sunny, with just a few clouds up there. The morning had been cold, with temperatures well below freezing, but with the southern winds came the warmer temperatures, so when parking the car, the thermometer showed a nice +5C.
When I walked over to the beach I planned to fly, I was in for a surprise. The whole beach was totally covered in a thick layer of kelp and seaweed blown in from the fjord a few days ago. Yes, it was pretty windy that day. No worries, though; I never leave home without a Plan B!
Just a few hundred meters from the beach, there is this tiny rock kind of hidden away by the marina. I´ve flown there before, so I thought that I could very well fly there again, so I went over.
Not too bad, actually. Despite lying somewhat in a sort of wind shadow, the rock provided me with a decent flying spot. The wind was a bit gusty, but nothing I couldn´t handle.
The first kite out of the bag was my A-Quad Hardcore, but I soon found that it was a bit too vented for the varying wind. I’d better opt for another one: the A-Quad Semivented.
Say no more!
