What a kickoff

Finaly the seasson was kicked off with two great days at Larkollen, I had at soft start last saturday but the wind was so light that it hardly could count as a good surfsession. This weekend how ever delivered the goods, and plenty off it. Some off my friends even managed to get a deasent session on thursday while I was stuck at work. But with two days of 4,4m2 sailing I got plenty off quality sailing during friday afternoon and entire saturday. We got some good onshore waves on friday and was very pleased with that. On saturday the win was more or less the same but the was where missing until the wind increased in the afternoon. I rigged my 3,7m2 and we had two great hours in the afternoon with some great conditions, the waves was great for Larkollen and those of us who was out enjoying them had a blast, jumping and "riding" until our arms couldn't take any more. Many thanks to Greg who took time off the water to shoot some pictures off us from the beach.

Winter 2009

Winter 2009

What a winter, the snow just won't stop falling down and it almost makes me forget waves and wind. It's just 3 months since we was in Jeri, enjoying the life of a surfbum on the beach, windsurfing everyday. At the moment I can honestly say that I don't miss it, because the conditions for crosscountryskiing is so great at the moment. I have been skiing 3-4 days every week in january and february. And with all the snow we have at the moment it looks like we will be able to keep on skiing until late april. Then I hope my new Goya Sails has arrived. Until then enjoy my pictures from a wonderful Norwegian winter.

Leaving Jeri

After more than two weeks in paradise, it's time to pack our gear and leave for home. Transport to Fortaleza can be arranged in many different ways. If you don't take a chopper you will have to drive over dunes of sand, roads who dissapear when it't high tide and regular dirtroads. We had booked a Rang Rover, thank God for that. The local buss was more suited as a tourist attraction than transport to Fortaleza witch is over 5 hours south of Jeri.After 5 hours drive, the flight home went smooth but it was a realy shock to land in Oslo in ice cold zero degrees, it was about 30-35 degrees when we left Jeri.

Show at Mama Africa

We had a great night at a local night club called "Mama Africa" where some local group were performing a great show, starting at 1 o'clock in the night. Mama Africa is a nightclub in Jeri. Located in the midle of nowhere in a city in the midle of nowhere. The locals says just go from the mainstreet against the sand dunes, just about when you think you are lost, then you will start hearing music, and there it is. In the midle of nowhere.

And at last I have been able to download some pictures to my Webalbum

http://picasaweb.google.no/Sigurdwebalbum

Beach buggy to the lagoons around Jeri

Thuesday we booked a taxibuggy for a tour to some of the lagoons in the sand dunes surrounding Jeri. It is realy inexpencive to rent a beach buggy, for about 4-5 hours it cost us 140 Reals plus tips. (about 420 NOK). I Took a lot of pictures and you will soon find them in my webalbum. I'm having network problems here in Jeri but I hope the pictures will be out there soon. The sailing is still the same, steady 4,4m2 but the waves are not as big as they ususally are here according to those who knows. So far we have been sailing every day expect

Steady 4,4m2 but smal waves

Have now been sailing everyday since we arrived, the wind has been steady 4,4m2 for the last couple of days, but the waves are not the size I'm used to from Maui. But the good part is that there are some breakes next to the huge sand dune where the waves are about 0,5-1 meter, not bigg but they are soooo looooong. Must have taken at least 20 bottomturns and cutbacks everytime I took a ride on one of them.

Bob Marley lives in Jeri

After a slow start on the day it ended with 4,4m2 and 1,5 hour on the water. Then a siesta and a late dinner at our favorite restaurant in Jeri, Leonardo Da Vinci. After some drinks in the bars in the main street we ended up at a party where Marley and his friends had risen from the grave.