Paradise
Just got back from two weeks Mauritius. I got invited for the Kiteival and had a blast even thou we only had vive days of wind. We managed to do a big up/down winder to flat Island what is in the north of Mauritius. I've never felt so small during the trip to the island. The sea was very rough and the water was scary dark. But with more then twenty people out on the water it felt good cruising away of the coast for eleven kilometers. On our way we've spotted a few whales and heaps of flying fishes. Our arrival at flat island was amazing, a beautiful white sandy beach with waves breaking on the reef. We all had pretty tired legs after the crossing, but after a few hours on flat island we where ready to head back. Most locals went back with the boat because they where all in pain ;).. And the foreigners all went kiting back haha.
We where lucky that the wind kicked in for the weekend so we could do the competition. There where three different disciplines, course racing, wave riding and freestyle. Pretty cool to see all the local kids ripping it up.
Great vibes good organizations and lovely people.
I was stoked that I had a few more days after the event. I had a really good time hanging out with Nico Kux. He's one of the most sporty and motivated water people i've met in my life. For to weeks he's been showing us the surf spots, invited us to great bbq's,doing touristic stuff and even got the opportunity to go scuba diving.
My last day I went out at Le Morne on a ten meter and Nico showed me all the different breaks even had a little look at one eye. Wind was not quite stable to ride it and I felt pretty intimidated by that wave.
Unfortunately i've been riding my freestyle board more then my wave board what is a bummer. We just got really unlucky with the conditions. But that gives me a reason to come back next year and score some good waves at Le Morne.
Thanks to all the great people i've met in Maurtius.
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Jalou
