Today was a top day. A beautiful, crisp Northerly all afternoon. I was at work but just had to quit an hour early, to go kite buggying, (I'll make it up some time when the wind isn't so perfect). I got to Neale Park around 4.30pm and got out my buggy and the Blade II.
One hour in a 18-20 knot Northerly with this little kite, on a kite buggy is the best therapy, ever. The wind began to ease off a little as the sun crept lower toward the horizon. Just as I was thinking about changing to my 6.3m C-Quad, Ted and Sam showed up.
That's Sam. Don't panic if you can't see his legs... they're camouflaged ;)
and that's Ted. Now I must say something about the new helmet. I'm sure its very comfortable, and practical and everything... but the look, justs begs for a name. Alein? Cyclops? One-eyed Blowfly? Squadron Leader? Darth was the first to spring to my mind. I'm sure it'll grow on me Ted :)
We hooned around the park until almost 8pm. As I write this I have a very sore backside, because I decided, while I was having so much fun, I would jump my buggy. The City Council kindly left a big pile of top soil in one corner of the park several months ago. Obviously it was put there for us to ride and jump kite buggys all over. I buggyed off the side of it, without first checking my seat adjustments to ensure I had enough bum-to-ground clearance for a trouble free landing. I didn't. It hurt so bad I had to land the kite, jump out of the buggy seat and rub it... a lot. Anyone watching would have had a good laugh.
After almost 4 hours of buggying I was treated to a well-formed sunset on the way home. Heres a taste...
like I said... a top day.
9:58:49 PM 
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