Had a great time kite buggying at the Wakapuaka Sand Flat today. Most of the spring rain had dried up and there were only a few wet patches to look out for. The surface was dry and fast out in the middle. The 40kph Northerlies forecast had arrived and after flying 2 excaliburs my arms were like jelly after exactly 12 minutes in the buggy. I stopped for a rest and put one kite away, leaving a single black excalibur...
...a fitting tribute for halloween I thought.
It was a pleasure to buggy with just a single delta. The relatively light power, responsivness and speed of one kite compared to a c-quad or a stack means you can do loops and dives and all sorts of stunts while your buggying. Its alot of fun. Kaycee has worn herself out chasing the kite and buggy for about 2 hours solid! She is sleeping soundly now. Even the storm outside (brought to us by those 40 kph northerlies) isn't enough to rouse her.
Here's a wee video production (950k) of my buggying today including a ride in the buggy with me).
- ps. I just realised that the link to the video (890k) in this story was wrong and no-one would have been able to access it. I fixed it... So go look now.... ;)
12:17:48 AM 
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