Gabriele Steindl: Professional Kitesurfer & Freelance Writer - Action, Lifestyle & Travels
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Jan 09
A present of Mother Nature
A text on my mobile phone woke me up 2day saying ‘ glassy as, headin’ down 2 spot 4 a SUP now, ure comin ?’. It was still early, my body was aching immensely from yesterday’s JOY: an epic tow-in surf session early in the morning and a really fun kite in the afternoon with that same dear mate of mine, regardless of my limbs whiyh felt like if I was 500 years old, I downed a coffee and off I went speeding with Margaret – have u checked my car yet?? – towards the beach.
WOW, although now I feel like 1000 years old, I certainly don’t regret having followed the text of my friend as I’ve had one of THE most insane SUP-session EVER !!!
The conditions were perfect: about 6ft, glassy as and only me and my mate out… I caught so many waves and even went for waves that I would usually leave rollin’ past. YEAH, took late take offs, steep drops, pure JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYY !! …when my friends the dolphins joined us out there in the deep blue of the Indian Ocean, I couldn’t believe the present Mother Nature had saved for up for me 4 this day … cause if u would have asked me just after I woke up, stiff and in pain, and you would have wanted my guess as to what the day would be like, it would never have gone into such an epic direction !? The lesson to be learnt simply yet again: Open your eyes, follow your intuition, life’s full of miracles and oh-sooooooooooooooo-beautiful !!!
Yours Gabi P.S.: ..obviously I don’t mean to fool you with that photoshopped photo in the header, YES, certainly that’s put together out of several shots but hey, it’s a good reflection of what I was privileged to enjoy this morning ?