Windsurfing at Hatteras

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So I finally took Wayne up on his invitation to join him for a week of windsurfing at Cape Hatteras. I flew in to Hamilton from Calgary and nine of us made the 15 hour road trip to Cape Hatteras. The Outer Banks is an interesting place, basically a string of islands separating Pomlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean. We stayed in a lovely "sound-side" house in Buxton on Hatteras Island. Most of our time was spent windsurfing, although you might not get that impression from the pictures.

So it was basically me and eight guys who know how to windsurf, namely the Deweerds, Tom and Rich Van Eerden, Rich Fennema, Dave Dejonge, and Dave Fennema. The winds were pretty calm for the first few days until after Wayne left (sorry about your luck Wayne), and then it got gusty. Learning to windsurf is a good challenge but I enjoyed it and Hatteras is the ideal place to learn. I started off on a floating dock with a small sail and progressed from there. The guys were nice enough to let me use their gear and stopped to give me the occasional coaching tip. The real challenge started when it got super windy, but after a while I started getting up. Overall, I think everyone was pretty happy with the conditions. At the end of the day, we relaxed in the hot tub and had a 60-inch TV with satellite feed so we didn't even miss NHL playoffs. Now I'm trying to figure out where the windsurfing is in Alberta.

Enjoy the pics.

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Photos

Drive-by pic of the Wright Brothers Monument in Kitty Hawk, NC
One of my better photos, feel free to use it for your wallpaper.

Turtle crossing road
Actually he changed his mind and turned around before getting any further

Comments

[Mom]

Looks like you had a good time!
Thanks for the birthday call, Tim-only a day late, but I heard the message on Saturday on Dad's cell. These are great pictures of your holiday--glad you had time to visit us, too. Did you find your cell phone? Mom

[anonymous]

Pictures are great until we hit Mr. Dee. Good to see that you guys had fun.