Finally today, after months of windless winter I got to use my kite buggy for an hour after work. Its not that we haven't had wind, we just haven't had the right wind, at the right time. Winter here sees almost constant southerly or south-west wind, which is useless on the north-facing beaches in the area. The only place to buggy in a southerly is the Wakapuaka sand-flats, but during winter the surface never dries out enough. I've been hanging out for a good kite buggy run so when I spotted a hint of a northerly flickering in the flags outside the tire shop down the road from work, I made a beeline to Neale Park. There was barely enough wind but I made the most of it with my light wind kite, the 8.5m c-quad and spent an hour cruising between the rugby posts, mud puddles, golfers, and kids at soccer practise. I think Kaycee enjoyed herself too...
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