The day was spent in La Paz, worshipping at the church of Wal-Mart. We are officially over the sushi there. Here’s a kiteboarding burrito with one leg outside of Benson’s. Their bacon-wrapped burritos join mescagne (mescal + champage) on my list of things that seem good at the time but are actually horrible ideas upon… Continue reading Kite Burrito
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Aerials
Finally got drone working, after the most complicated replacement of one cable I’ve seen. This is basically what we do all day: Moana dances, I play with toys:) Here are some of my other favorite shots:
A surreality of kites
Seriously: how are there this many kites? It looks crowded in the picture, but it’s pretty spacious when you’re out there. Or at least that’s what I remember from previous experiences: new-to-me 12m kite needs different length ropes for the bar, or something? At any rate, we try to launch twice before getting thoroughly scolded… Continue reading A surreality of kites
Rises
Look at this sunrise!! And look at these 3 new cement “risers!” Fireman’s pole on one end and stripper poles on the other, bondtainer isn’t going anywhere. With these added, we could probably remove the 4 cement piers beneath the 20′ and be fine… probably;)
+/-
Pros: in paradise with my Moana. One of the jetskis works. Cons: injure Kate while jetskis + trailer get tossed around in the waves. Bystanders offer advice, and I’m short with my favorite a person. Overall, a multi-hour shitshow with most of the time spent removing jetskis while cracking some of the front jetski panels… Continue reading +/-
Back
Back from the Pacific Northwest to an additional hour+ of daylight and what feels like more sunlight per day than Seattle gets in a month. Most excitingly, with my Moana! Here’s her atop the bondtainers. And, here’s the ladder we used to get to the top. It’s windy enough that the janky-ass aluminum ladder blew… Continue reading Back
Safe
Here’s a brief summary of why my bondtainer is structurally sound, in the form of answers to a couple questions raised by smart people. Thanks in particular youngest brother🙂 Won’t the bottom container collapse where you’ve cut holes in it because of the weight of the 40′ container? This was my biggest concern. Applying Euler’s… Continue reading Safe
Support
Or at least a plan for it. Given the flex, here’s the plan: Support door end of 40′ with a 2.5″ steel tube (.25″ walls) centered under the end. Support back end of 40′ with 2 x 1.75″ tubes (1/8″ walls) centered under the corner castings. Cement at the base of all 3, to same… Continue reading Support
Off
Stomach weird and hand too swollen from coral encounter to fit in a work glove, so a whole lot of not much today. In contrast, look at these industrious ants taking over my fifth wheel:
Kited!
For more than a few seconds, but not without dragging myself over some coral. And, I didn’t kill the kite! A 9.5m is a bit small for me, and I ended up ~2km south of where I started. In spite of my bleeding coral-raked hand, I feel pretty good!