Thursday, 23 August 2007
We Joined the Fun at the Kite Festival
When we arrived at the beach the skies were quite clear but quickly the conditions turned cold, cloudy, and very windy, but there were more kites in the air than we have seen on any other day. It was an amazing sight.
We Joined the Fun at the Kite Festival
When we arrived at the beach the skies were quite clear but quickly the conditions turned cold, cloudy, and very windy, but there were more kites in the air than we have seen on any other day. It was an amazing sight.
When someone here says, “Go fly a kite,” they really mean GO FLY A KITE, so after whining for several days, Ron convinced Judy that we should join in the fun with a kite of our own. It’s no surprise that kite vendors are numerous at the kite festival. The only real issue we addressed with the expert salesman was that the kite be easy to launch and fly. Ron inspected various “delta” kites, up to 6’ across, but finally fell for a beautiful “Lotus Flower” kite that is just more than 5’ across and 2’ thick. 
The salesman was a truth teller as it shot into the air after assembling all of the spokes that hold the shape of the flower. Ron flew it for about ½-hour before the winds became so strong it flew straight into the ground.
It’s capable of handling winds up to 25 mph so we’ve something else to take to the beach and desert to augment picnics. It would have been really neat to fly it last year during our stay at Joshua Tree National Park.
Tomorrow at the festival should be very interesting, especially after dark as the “Lighted Kite” show starts at sunset and there is a big fireworks display following that. Ron said he might mount one of the rescue strobe lights we have left over from our boating days but Judy said he was too late to have his kite inspected and certified for the event.
Here’s Ron flying his kite. Þ
The salesman was a truth teller as it shot into the air after assembling all of the spokes that hold the shape of the flower. Ron flew it for about ½-hour before the winds became so strong it flew straight into the ground.
It’s capable of handling winds up to 25 mph so we’ve something else to take to the beach and desert to augment picnics. It would have been really neat to fly it last year during our stay at Joshua Tree National Park.
Tomorrow at the festival should be very interesting, especially after dark as the “Lighted Kite” show starts at sunset and there is a big fireworks display following that. Ron said he might mount one of the rescue strobe lights we have left over from our boating days but Judy said he was too late to have his kite inspected and certified for the event.
Here’s Ron flying his kite. Þ
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