K is for Kiteboarding

A quick bit of information for any new readers out there, I love water. I love drinking water. I love being on, in or around water. I was born and raised in Hawaii so I basically grew up with the water. That being said, this might come as a surprise. For all my love of water, adventure and trying new things, I have yet to ever try Kiteboarding. That is why K is for Kiteboarding.

Kitesurfing evolved from kite buggying (yes it is a real thing) in the early 1990's. It started to catch on in the late 1990's when mainstream windsurfing companies took notice and began manufacturing kites. Today you can find kite surfers at almost any body of water. Kitesurfing was even initially included in the 2016 olympics but were taken out because some of the panel who voted said they were confused by what they were voting for.

In case the name isn't self-explanatory, Kitesurfing is simply that, surfing with the power of a kite to move you. There are several "styles" of kitesurfing:

Freestyle: Go where you want and do what you want; jumping and tricks are the main thing here.

Wave-riding: Surfing waves while kitesurfing.

Course Racing: Similar to a yacht race but with kitesurfing. This was the sport that was initially      included in the olympics.

Speed Racing: The object here is to go as fast as you can in 500 meters.

While I'm sure given the chance I would partake inevitably surf some of the waves, I think that I would find the most joy in just going where ever. I would also love to get out and jump some of the waves and doing tricks hopefully.

One thing that makes the fact that I have never been kiteboarding really surprising is that one of my good friends that lives about 30 mins south of me has six, yes, six kites and boards to use. For whatever reason I've just never had the timing to go and learn and try it. He is a pretty adventurous guy like me and he says that kitesurfing is his most favorite water sport. I can't wait.

Photographer: Ethan Janson

Have you ever seen or better yet been kitesurfing? What did you think? Is is something you would try if you haven't yet?

The A-Z Blogging Challenge

As March winds down and April approaches, I can't help but start to get antsy...

I will be participating in the A-Z blogging challenge during April. What does that mean? I'll be posting every day (except Sundays) and each day will correspond with a letter of the alphabet starting with "A" and moving on. The theme I'm going to try and stay with is different adventures. Some of them I have done and some I hope to do. 

To read more about the A-Z Challenge, check it out here. To sign up you can click here. Better hurry though because once the ship sails, you'll be out of luck. At the very least though check out some of the  blogs since there are tons of categories with even more writers. 

Blink of an Eye

And just like that it turned into two weeks since a post. I swear it was a blink of any eye. There has been so much happening, where to start. How about with a math equation!

I went on a lovely sailing trip on Presidents Day weekend. I was lucky enough to get a roommate who had a sailboat so we took it out since the weather was gorgeous that weekend with a nice little wind.

I also got to a nice hike in with my new Teton Backpack. It wasn't climbing Mt. Whitney by any means but I had to take it out to make sure it was going to be comfortable to wear. I was very pleased with it. I will write up a full review in the next couple days.

For something not necessarily adventurous but still exciting, I got a promotion. This did come with a little more work (part of my brief hiatus) but it is an exciting new challenge for me none the less.

Of course with the good there is usually bad. My grandmother fell and hurt herself. She is not in critical condition or anything but any injury at 94 years old can be scary. But she is heading in the right direction with her recovery so there is good coming. I can feel it.

I apologize again for the time between posts. I've gotten everything organized once again so the writing will be back to what it was before. We also have another exciting sailing trip planned in a couple weeks as well as a hike or two and surfing. There will always be surfing. Surfing makes me happy and if I've learned anything from life thus far, it's that the most important thing is to be happy.

 

PS. For those who don't like math, the equation says that time is an inverse function of fun. If you're having fun, time goes fast. If you're not, then time will go slowly. You're math nerd fact for the day ;)

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Welcome

Welcome to my blog. "We Are Adventure" was created to do just that, be a place to capture adventures of all different sorts. I have always been one to live life spontaneously. I love going out and exploring new places and trying new things. I've recently decided to capture these adventures for others to experience through my eyes. I encourage anyone to submit your own adventures you have gone on or are planning. Who knows, perhaps you'll find company.  Experiences are often better with someone else there with you. So stay tuned for what may come. I already know what adventure I have planned this weekend, do you?