Een typische zomerartikel van een journaliste van Cyprus die de uitdaging aangaat om eens te leren windsurfen (na alle andere watersporten al doorlopen te hebben).

Volgende quotes zeggen genoeg:

The sport has a considerably shallower (i.e. longer) learning curve when compared to other so-called ‘extreme’ sports.

Yes, at times kids of 12 and geriatric gentlemen swooped past as I floundered like a plastic duck in a clogged gutter. But there were moments where the sail caught the wind, the wind caught my hair, and my bikini stayed in place! I was windsurfing! No, better, I was a WINDSURFER!

I won’t plan anything in advance in case the wind is good.

In short, I’m hooked. I never thought it would be such fun, and so challenging! “That’s what it’s all about: the challenge. Windsurfing isn’t about competing with others; the contest is with yourself. And the challenge is endless.” Looks like my next challenge will be finding the money for my winter wetsuit.

Het volledige artikel Gone with the wind

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