I have always wanted to kite surf. It looks like a lot of work and a lot of fun. Today, I took my first lesson after I was informed, hopefully truthfully, that it´s not as hard as it looks. My lesson was on land. When I started, my natural childhood kite flying skills kicked in, which is not a good thing. Flying a large mass anchored by two strings is nothing like flying a kite as I knew it. Natural reactions, such as pulling in towards your body, only accelerate a kite-crisis and end with said kite plunging to the ground and nearly taking ´the holder´with it. My instructor reiterated that it´s not as hard as it looks and, obviously, much harder on land, with a small kite, and without the kite attached to a harness.
Tomorrow I am moving down to the secluded and internet-free Bahia Salinas to spend a week kite surfing. I get a larger kite, a harness, and I get in the water. Wish me luck!
