Fluidr / KAPPIX - Ramon's "A day at the races" set sorted randomly

All OK here

N 0 B 51 C 0 E Dec 28, 2008 F Dec 29, 2008

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But that would change in minutes...

Recovery of the delta

N 0 B 394 C 7 E Dec 28, 2008 F Dec 28, 2008

G Nederland > Noord-Holland > Uitgeest >

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Lost it, found it. And recovered it 1 hour later.

The delta took a dive, the rig plummeted to frozen soil (luckily everything appeared to be OK with both rig and camera) and a tree on the fort's island caught the kiteline, refusing to give it back. No chance to get to this tree since the gates - 3 - were all locked. And the ice was still too thin. Pitty.

Tried for 10 minutes to free the line, to no avail. I gave some line to be sure the kite would fly over the canal and then I cut it. We saw the kite disappear about 800 meters to the west. I tried to recover it but didn't know how to get to the delta - it glided over the ice into a cane field which appeared to be part of an island. This island...

Back home I checked Google Earth and found out that only 50 metres from where I stopped my operation there was a bridge to this island. However, it was invisible at that moment. So I rushed back to the meadows, approaching it from the other side and ran through the fields since it was close to total darkness.

This 2nd attempt was successfull and saved me about € 50.

Tags: delta kite

Trying to free the delta

N 0 B 81 C 0 E Dec 28, 2008 F Dec 29, 2008

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Didn't succeed, though... So I cut the line and hoped for the best.

Tags: Fort Krommeniedijk

On the hunt for KAP pix

N 0 B 41 C 0 E Dec 28, 2008 F Dec 29, 2008

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Curvy road

A Canon PowerShot A590 IS — 1/500s ƒ/2.6 ISO 125 at 5.8 mm

N 1 B 452 C 0 E Dec 28, 2008 F Dec 28, 2008

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This is a nice track for a countryside rally cross.

Tags: KAP Krommeniedijk curvy road kappix