I was perusing Youtube for some windsurfing videos and found two fairly recent videos of the latest crop of windsurfing pros making the rounds on the Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA) circuit. The first is some insane footage from Maui, Canary Islands, and South Africa:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXZo1bl4k4k
The second video is of one of the PWA tour stops in London. That's right...London...indoor windsurfing. This used to be a popular event back in the late 80s, early 90s and it made a new resurgence just in the last few years:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UefKs2FSJBk&mode=related&search=
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Snowshoe, WV
We ventured to Snowshoe, WV last weekend for a ski trip with our neighbors and their kids and had a blast. It snowed a few inches the day before we arrived, then snowed 6+ inches again on our 2nd day there (Our first day was high of 15 degrees and very windy). Winter has finally set in and considering it's been a mild winter so far, we got lucky with the snow. We had a lot of adults' and kids' beginners in our group taking ski or snowboard lessons. I'd say all in all it was a success with most everyone wanting to return. Everyone was a great sport considering their first day out was with a wind chill below 5 degrees. Off the slopes, the adults had a great time with movies, poker, NFL playoffs, hot tub, and great conversation. The kids got to go tubing (as did some adults) and spend a lot of time with each other watching movies, playing games, and generally playing in the snow outside even when they weren't skiing.
I was nursing a sore back after having been recovering from a bulging disc I suffered a few weeks before. After doctor's treatment and some physical therapy, I was able to ski, but just not go all out like I wanted. The steeper the terrain, the more I felt my back. Stretching before and after, plus the hot tub helped a great deal while at Snowshoe. Having a bad back stinks big time. I need to get it back in shape for windsurfing, biking, and the next stop in February - Vermont skiing.
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