I'm thinkin of goin to that place next year for a holiday

better not invite your other half then.....
Hey paulio did you see my 'kiteloop to take out my old man's kite' trick i did today? i looped my kite straight into his & snapped 3 of the pigtails connecting the lines to his kite.

i don't like what they have done with that setup, but believe me when isay they are not lying about the wind

Hi Bruce

I was in NE Brasil in October 2003. WHole coastline of Ceara province had great wind. Flew into Fortaleza then went up to Jericocoara... is more of a windsurfing town but is a kite beach about 20mins drive to the east. Small surf but nuclear winds... basically blew about 20knots from 6am and by 9-10am was up to 30 knots where it stayed rest of day. Are also some lagoons about an hours drive away where supposedly wind is lighter but the day I went out there was howling 25+ knots! So really need to take a sub 10m kite in your quiver at this time of year anyway. Ran into a few kiters who had kited many spots btw Fortaleza and Jeri so I think there is loads of opportunities all along that coast. Good luck.

Gasman,

Nice to talk to you yesterday and you are 100% correct about the Bikini's.

Beach safety was never a problem for me in Brazil but you can not leave anything on the beach. I recommend that you lock it in your car or leave it with a friend.

One possibility is to leave your keys with the local barraca (small pubs on the beaches) and they will gaurd your key as they are always looking for a nice tip or some extra business.

The whole coast can be kited in that area, Natal, Cumbuco, fortaleza up to Jericocoara but I would not go much higher than that. It could be a good idea to hire a car and do the drive up North but remember that the roads are not the best - if you are interested in this idea, lets talk some more.

In regards to flights - I always flew via South Africa with South African airways. Better flight from this side of the country and also about $2000.

Cheers

Brett