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Love it!! Jericoacoara vibrations pure….

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Nov 06

Love it!! Jericoacoara vibrations pure….

It’s been almost four weeks since my last update … sooooory, guys!!  But after those quite stressful first weeks in Brazil  –  3 events in 3 weeks  –   and my beautiful victory at the Team World Cup in Flexeiras   –     me and my team, the “North Rebels”, won  :oP    –     I allowed myself some valuable time-off.

Yeah, after the competition in Flexeiras, I went further up north, to Jericoacoara, Ceara. For the ones, who don’t know ‘Jeri’ (as it’s called shortly):  You miss out on a unique place, big time !!!  Jeri is magical … previously a small fishing village in a nature reserve, behind sanddunes with lots and lots and lots of wind, the most beautiful sunset (best seen from the huuuge sanddune just beside the village or for water enthusiasts, I found an even better way … more to that in a second…), lovely people, a very special atmosphere and sooooo much more!  There are no concrete streets here, only sand … haven’t been wearing any shoes in ages … sooo cool!!!

So yeah, I stayed away from the computer for a bit nd enjoyed the brasilian vibrations & ‘tranquilidade’!

Kiting is prohibited just infront of the village. The bay here is reserved for windsurfers, nevermind, cause there is Prea.  It’s a small fishing village just next to Jeri and the endless beach here, is purely for kitesurfers. It’s just mindblowing!

For me, THE best, however, here is:

– the downwinder from Prea to Jeri

– my almost daily LONGBOARD-KITE-SUNSET-sessions in Jeri’s main bay  (cause in the evening, when the wind gets lighter and only a few windsurfers try to stay alive out there, kitesurfing is oked .. as long as you know well what you’re doing!!).  Enjoying the sunset from out here, is THE best and every evening, I feel so privileged inhaling the super strong energy that mother nature has for all of us!

Dudes, the ones who have never tried: Kite-Longboarding is THE greatest fun!! And my Vegas 06  9m2  amazes me more and more. Even with 8 knots, I still managed a true longboard-joyride ….

Check out the articles that I published in Stance Magazine, French, International and Italian version!