Sunday, October 02, 2005


The story that isn't where it belongs. About 2 weeks ago, while Hurricane Rita crossed past the southern tip of Florida, we hit the coast. Bo, Lauren and Paul Tjaden came with me out to the Florida coast for some dune soaring. Now if there was only a way for me to post video again..... The winds were stiff and Bo showed us the way. Paul and I did a brief man tow to help sling him off a rock pile and into the lift band. From there he showed us all just how good he is. He transitioned effortlessly back and forth between the low band of the dunes and cottages to the higher band of the hotels. His example proved priceless when I took my try. I realized Bo just makes it look easy as I struggled to wrestle the glider into the lift band. A few crusty turns marked the beginning of my flight but I got my act in gear to soar as long as I wanted. It was really interesting to see where the lift band was around the different buildings and dune shapes. A real eybrow raiser.  Posted by Picasa

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