Craziest places you have kited?

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Adrenalin Rush
Adrenalin Rush
QLD
876 posts
QLD, 876 posts
12 Mar 2008 11:42pm
We were heading back to Mackay from Nationals on the weekend and stumbled across a beautiful flooded cow paddock along the highway that we thought would be great to try for a sunset ride. We pulled up on the side of the road and in a rage of excitement grabbed some gear and camera and started trecking towards the water.






This place was made for it. Grassed area for pumping and packing and glassy water with surrounds like nothing else.



Luke jumped in and went for a run into the middle pulling of a few moves and started heading back in, when suddenly we hear this almighty scream from behind us....




In the distance, standing by my car was a bloke chucking a fit of anger, screaming at us to come to him. I left the guys to pack up and approached the bloke with caution, only to be aggressively be told that this was his property and we wernt welcome with our flying machines. I attempted to apologise and explain that we did not realise it was someones land, and that we meant no harm.



I ended up convincing him not to call the "authorities", and that we would be on our way with haist.

Moral of the story, and lesson learnt, make sure when you decide to ride on a farmers property, you dont have a car with your details plastered all over it.




menox
menox
NSW
152 posts
NSW, 152 posts
13 Mar 2008 12:56am
ahahaha thats sickkk. As if he shouldnt have let you guys keep flying. Likes like a tight spot! i have yet to kite in a crazy spot. but im sure i will!
Enclave
Enclave
QLD
29 posts
QLD, 29 posts
13 Mar 2008 12:38am
nice one... :D
newo
newo
WA
250 posts
WA, 250 posts
13 Mar 2008 12:14am
haha i always see spots like that and want to kite in them, good work!
colinwill78
colinwill78
VIC
1395 posts
VIC, 1395 posts
13 Mar 2008 2:46pm
i once kited over niagra falls














not really
cwamit
cwamit
WA
1194 posts
WA, 1194 posts
13 Mar 2008 1:21pm
I'd be pissed too if you where kitesurfing my secret spot.
Sky Hook
Sky Hook
VIC
36 posts
VIC, 36 posts
13 Mar 2008 5:29pm
You guys rule ... Respect
harry potter
harry potter
VIC
2777 posts
VIC, 2777 posts
13 Mar 2008 5:33pm
Not sure how you didnt realise it was private property. ( in the second pic there are two fences between you and the water ) but thats what i would have said to the old guy too

Love your work though. Could have been awesome if you were allowed to stay.

walshd
walshd
SA
601 posts
SA, 601 posts
13 Mar 2008 5:16pm
So you didnt find his 'crop' then?

Thats prob why he was so pissed
graceful
graceful
WA
773 posts
WA, 773 posts
13 Mar 2008 3:53pm
that crazy
Adrenalin Rush
Adrenalin Rush
QLD
876 posts
QLD, 876 posts
13 Mar 2008 5:24pm
harry potter said...

Not sure how you didnt realise it was private property. ( in the second pic there are two fences between you and the water ) but thats what i would have said to the old guy too

Love your work though. Could have been awesome if you were allowed to stay.




Fences, what fences...

sandman
sandman
WA
432 posts
WA, 432 posts
13 Mar 2008 6:27pm
Not me kiting, a pom I was traveling with. He was maxed out with about 35 kts and only managed to drag about 70m through the sludge befoe realising there was no way to plane. Instead we spent the arvo trying to disinfect all the cuts to his feet from all the rocks in sticks in the mud! there is alot of salt there funnily enough, not goot for a fresh cut...



jkiter
jkiter
QLD
139 posts
QLD, 139 posts
13 Mar 2008 7:43pm
where is that? looks like the road into cactus... thouht about kiting there but glad i didnt
Strongbow
Strongbow
WA
273 posts
WA, 273 posts
13 Mar 2008 10:19pm
^ Pink lakes Port gregory
gruezi
gruezi
WA
3464 posts
WA, 3464 posts
13 Mar 2008 10:39pm
Sea Island City, NJ, USA.
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