how far dose it take to get from curtin uni in perth to melville, and other locations on the swan river?walking distances?buses??how much roughly and how long will it take??
and also, how long dose it take and cost to get to the kiting spots on the coast?
thanks alot. just wanna get some info b4 i move over.

Check out www.transperth.wa.gov.au/ and enter in a journey planner from Curtin to places like, Melville (don't know the streets there) and Pelican Point (much closer) which is on Hackett Drive, opposite UWA, which is good on anything with south in it, best on a SW - Melville is also good on a westerly.

Concession bus tickets cost about 80c.

Getting to the coastal spots without a motor is more tricky. Best thing is to post on this forum to see if you can share the costs of driving with someone. Lanclin is only 1.5 hours max, and is a wicked place to ride, and can get bloody windy. The backpackers are good to check to see if someone is doing an extended trip away - catch a ride out of Perth, and then hook up with someone else coming back. There are buses too of course, to the bigger towns, but they aren't going to be going exactly to the spots you might want to go.

There are some great coastal spots in Perth too, although the waves aren't all that. Flat water at Woodies, south of Freo, but a bitch to get to without wheels, otherwise the river. Hope this helps.

Yea there is a shop nearby - Pelican Point Windsports 33 Stirling Highway. They stock Airush, Slingshot, Wipika, F1 and Naish. It is a good 15 minute walk, so not handy for leaving stuff or socialising. Peli Point is pretty cool though - there are a good bunch of people. The set-up area is pretty small, and there are always people around, so it is pretty safe. Everyone is always happy to chat (if they're not getting ready to ride), and they'll let you know what's what about the area and what to look out for.

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Originally posted by kiteordie

thanks look up, are there many kids that ride??
the bus route system is kinda confusing since i dont know anyplace in perth(not even in oz at the moment)...can i walk to peli point from curtin??

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no. its a good 15k's, plus its on the other side of the river so more like a 20k walk.

the closest spot is melville but thats still a fair way. You could bike it, but it would be into the seabreeze and not much fun. There are buses that run between curtin and melville

what do you mean by kids, teenagers, goats, primary school or uni guys

haha kids i mean under 20. im 18. and i really wanna kite, i hope i can get to the spots easily...

where the hell are you anyway

Hehe!
I can not help it, I have to share my riding experience!!!

I have to ride sometimes to 'my' spot on the ocean... Motivation makes me easily forget the board on my back, dragging against the seabreeze... And to come back, once exhausted by the kite sesh, riding with a board on your back is just fuuuun!!!! Overpowered straight home!!!!!



Fred

how do you put all your stuff on your bike, ive got an old golf kart for the days i cant get a lift

god, its so hard to live alone in a foreign country, where you are all alone and have no transport of your own.....
kitecrazy, im in asia at the moment.
thanks alot for your help guys, i really appriciate it. i hope i get it all sorted.

oh yea, is there a kiteshop by melville?? or is there only one by peli?

oh i dont mind changing buses, i get used to places quikly, ive moved around my entire life... i just wanna get from class to kiteboarding in the quikest time possible and lowest cost( but time is most important).
on average, what time dose the seabreeze die in the evening??

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Originally posted by kiteordie

oh i dont mind changing buses, i get used to places quikly, ive moved around my entire life... i just wanna get from class to kiteboarding in the quikest time possible and lowest cost( but time is most important).
on average, what time dose the seabreeze die in the evening??

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about 6.

Thing is the uni year runs from march to mid november.

This is the time when wind isn't that great. Summer is the best, when your on break. So unless your doing a 3rd semester during summer you won't get much kiting in when your at uni.

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Originally posted by kiteordie


can still get a few sessions a week rite..???

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you can.

if you become friends with gruezi or poor relie. They will drag you out at all times of the morning, night and day to kite in the ****est conditions imaginable.

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Originally posted by kitecrazzzy

how do you put all your stuff on your bike, ive got an old golf kart for the days i cant get a lift

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I fly a mattress...

I guess there s less gear to transport than for a LEI... (smaller kite, no pump...)
and the kite bag's got a special pocket to slide the board in... so handy!!!