Hi my name is Ben and I am a kiteoholic, this is my story:

Once upon a time I knew nothing of kitesurfing, ignorant of the wind and its possibilities... lived in mountains and had no heart for the sea...

I moved to Greece where the Meltemi blows the summer days away drunk my weight away and was enabled in the dark art of mastering winds aplenty.

Then enabling others... i then tried surviving without it living inland, looking out the window behind my desk for any breeze,

For the wind to call my name again. I dreamed of it and nothing had any taste as sweet as a windy hot day spent on a 9 cruising the seas...

Got dumped by my sweet booty as my head was away in latitudes unknown looking forward to the next spot with constant breeze.

Not minding, envisaging being in any place called home for my heart for earthly pleasures was dead... I had a career but it meant none so that too was gone.

Picked up my bag and traveled again, Africa, Australia. I've lost myself in my demise from promising beginnings to looking desperately at forecast on Seabreeze.

Wondering when will hit the next squall, chatting nonsense and gear waiting for the wind to arise and in its glorious mercy embrace me in it's loving arms.

it's so bad the addiction it must be terminal, never have I in anything, been so lyrical.

Just wait till you try windsurfing, you want to kill yourself just looking at the price of the gear.

I wonder how a kiteoholic's anonymous club would go down ?

I bought myself a nice grunty and fast bike to take to the hills in the non windy times, its an absolute blast.....But, if its a fine day, great for a ride, and windy, I'll go the kite every time!

dafrog said...

Hi my name is Ben and I am a kiteoholic, this is my story:

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it's so bad the addiction it must be terminal, never have I in anything, been so lyrical.

Haha! I'm with you all the way. Did everything within my means to organise a lifestyle so that I can satisfy the need for getting out on the briney.

Of all the addictions available in life, the ocean is a pretty good option.