Archive for the ‘2008 Australia’ Category

December 1, 2008 0

Trick: Back 2 blind with airpass

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Kiteboarding, My Tricks

The back 2 blind with airpass is an easy and nice trick to learn. It’s basicly a backroll with a backside handelpass landing toeside (if you land heelside it’s called a KGB).
A tiny guide
1. Take off like a normal backroll
2. Try and get as inverted as possible
3. Pull the bar hard towards your front hip
4. [...]

November 28, 2008 0

Our day trip

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

Yesterday we decided to go to Perth and Freeo (Freemantle) to check out acouple of things.
1. We needed to fix the window and backdoor of the car and refill him with radiator cooler
2. We needed to find a new board (since my fixing did not hold up)
3. My girlfriend needed a wetsuit and harness
4. Check [...]

November 25, 2008 0

Our new car

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

Yesterday we went off to Perth together with Nick and Michelle, we had a shopping list that looked something like this:
1. Foam glue
2. Expoy
3. Clamps
4. Car
We got the foam glue, epoxy and clamps in one pit stop. All of this is to try and fix my wrecked board (don’t have money to go and just [...]

November 24, 2008 0

My unlucky break

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

As feared, my board has snapped …. so I now have no board to use. Luckely I have been able to borrow the new Flexifoil boards for a couple of days, and they are wicked!
Last couple of days we have had some house guest, Damo and his Swedish girlfriend Eve and the Swede Nick with [...]

November 21, 2008 0

Our insight information

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

After a couple of nice days with wind and sun, we have gotten pretty used to the slow and nice lifestyle. Wake up at around 9 a.m, eat breakfast, go to the bakery, eat the second breakfast. At 12, the wind usally starts to pick up. Walk to the beach with all the gear, stay [...]

November 19, 2008 0

Our new friends

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

Well, after arriving at the airport at 4.am in the morning. I called Damo (Damian Gough) at around 8 a.m, and asked if he could pick us up at the airport. He was still sleeping, so I guess I woke him up. Apparently that was no problem at all, so after a few hours of [...]

November 16, 2008 0

Our journey

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

Well, this is me …. from Perth, Western Australia. After a few days of travelling.
It was a 2 hours flight from Norway – Frankfurth, then a 5 hours wait.
Then a 11 hours flight from Frankfurth – Singapore, then a 2 hours wait.
Then a 5 hours flight from Singapore – Perth, and here we are.
I sleept [...]

November 13, 2008 0

My suitcase

By kimandre in 2008 Australia, Reiser

After a rally of getting all the right suppliments to our trip abroad, my suitcase is finally getting organized. I’m offcourse only bringing “useless” items as kites, boards, boardshorts, bars, pumps etc (maybee I’ll throw in a toothbrush).
My final piece to the puzzle got done today, my old new board. Got some nice stickers on [...]