My windsurfing and climbing buddy Marc is actually here in Hood River. He has been flying from Arizona and stay here for 2 weeks every year for the past 5 years. We used to drive from Arizona, every year, the 3 of us with Craig, but now Craig isn't windsurfing anymore so Marc flies and rents the gear here. We meet at the windsurfing rental shop and go to Swell City. The Columbia River narrows at some spots and the current accelerates. The strong wind blows the opposite way; the combination of both the current and the wind makes for quite big swells. When the wind gets strong this place becomes one of the best windsurfing places on earth!
The hot spell we are having is shutting down the strong winds though. We have a nice morning and evening session but we are on big sails and boards, 95l board and 5.3m2 sail for me. A tad bigger for Marc. It feels good to be here and both Lola and Jeremy enjoy it too. Lola takes pictures and listens to Marc's hard rock music while Jeremy walks around playing with the dogs or the water. Cool. I also had forgotten how forthcoming Americans are. Conversations start easily and it's always very friendly. We catch up with Marc and finish our day at a local pizzeria. I also had forgotten how bad the food can be...
The hot spell we are having is shutting down the strong winds though. We have a nice morning and evening session but we are on big sails and boards, 95l board and 5.3m2 sail for me. A tad bigger for Marc. It feels good to be here and both Lola and Jeremy enjoy it too. Lola takes pictures and listens to Marc's hard rock music while Jeremy walks around playing with the dogs or the water. Cool. I also had forgotten how forthcoming Americans are. Conversations start easily and it's always very friendly. We catch up with Marc and finish our day at a local pizzeria. I also had forgotten how bad the food can be...
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