All the equipment has been checked, double checked, triple checked..... So why am I so nervous? Maybe because I'm about to strap a lawnmower engine to my back and strap that to a huge kite. It's been a long time since I have piloted this type of craft and I'm going through all that experience in my mind...... And although I look calm on the outside, I'm about a scared as I get.

I am a man who usually doesn't rely on engines of any kind to propel me through my adventures, engines have the tendency to fail. This a highly undesirable situation when you are in flight. I have been a Kite Pilot for many years now......so even if this engine quits on me, I will simply glide down. So why am I so nervous?

Because its scary. Every single time.

It's scary and that's why I do it.

As soon as there is lift off.......the fear turns into pure Happiness, flight like this is So amazing. An absolute rush to the senses. Being so open and exposed makes for a very powerful sense of vulnerability......it's beyond words. It is Awesome.

We flew most of the day and the weather could not have been more perfect. You simply do not get days that beautiful in January. We took turns piloting the Paraglider and small kites with Kiteboards.........the differences between the two are dramatic.

What a perfect day!