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Giraffe on water - coming up in Florida!
In the next three weeks a Giraffe can be seen kitesurfing - watch out for a 6ft11 tall German visiting Florida
Our season here along the Baltic coast of Germany started and I am looking forward to test your waters. We start in Miami, then go up to Orlando - three days hard work (...) - before we go to the Keys. Hope to see some of you there. Best, Olaf Last edited by Olaf_Rostock; 04-11-2009 at 01:55 AM. |
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Welcome to Florida Olaf, hope you get some great sessions in! It is usually a bit lighter than a strong front moving through the Baltic but warmer. Wow, almost 7 ft., I'll be on the lookout. Have fun!
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Hotel Miami
For all those looking for a hotel in Miami, we stayed at the Howard Johnson Plaza Dezerland Beach & Spa, 8701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33154 (Surfside). There is a launch right in front of the Hotel (87 Street). In good conditions no-one was there today, so I went to 27th Street where I met a couple of people. On 2nd Street only few people were on the water.
Olaf Last edited by Olaf_Rostock; 04-14-2009 at 08:07 PM. Reason: a mistake |
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Get out tonight Olaf? Really started to get good a bit north in Palm Beach county after 6 pm. Looks like the wind is filling in tonight, should be some tomorrow too. Have fun!
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I am in Orlando until tommorrow (doing some work to earn the trip). We have not yet decided what to do then but the forecast looks good for the east coast. We have one week before we need to reach the Keys where we booked accommodation in advance. I went to Cocoa beach but there was unfortunately no wind. Miami was quite nice but I would not mind visiting a couple more places further north of Miami. I printed lots of the stuff from this forum, which provides fantastic help for visitors. (I am writing a report for the equivalent forum like this one in Germany to help others planning their kitesurfing trip to Florida.) Olaf
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Giraffe
Good luck in the Keys, Olaf. If you get to Key West, look up head Smathers Zoo Keeper, Greg of Kiteboarding the Keys, or Paul Menta of TheKiteHouse. The forecast, ala ikitesurf.com is poor for this weekend, but Florida weather has been known to change rapidly. We'll keep an eye out for you. At 6'11", shouldn't be hard to miss. At any rate, if the wind doesn't cooperate, there is plenty to occupy your time in KW. Make sure you stop in at Paul's restaurant, The Grande Cafe on Duval Street. Eric at the bar is also a local kiteboarder. Great food, great drinks, great people watching.
Oops, didn't see the date on your post. Hope you had a good time. |
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