Saturday was an especially windy day- great weather for kiteboarding! J had heard that Discovery HD was filming a show about kiteboarding in the Banana River near Manatee Park in Cape Canaveral and wanted to check it out. Since I was fresh out of photography class I was excited to take a few shots with my 300 mm lens.
So, the boys and I tagged along for this extreme sport field trip. And a few shots turned into over 300… Thank you, burst mode 🙂
Cutie Pie and Wildman had fun collecting rocks to skip in the river and checking out all of the colorful kites at the park while J set up his gear and I set up mine.
Manatee Park has lots of open, grassy areas that make launching kites a breeze (pun intended, ha!)
J’s kiting glasses kind of make him look like a cyborg or something but I think this shot looks like he should be in a magazine.
I found a spot along the bank of the river so I could catch J cruising by and doing tricks. It was really cool! The boys were hooting and hollering for him.
Eventually the boys grew bored with watching J and asked to go to a playground. The strong wind made it especially chilly outside so I was thankful to retreat to the warmth of the car for a ride over to a park with a jungle gym. J went on to kite further out in the river near a sandbar. He also got to see the film crew on a boat. I’ll be interested to see the show to see if J made it into the footage somehow. Not sure when it airs though…
Of his afternoon kite session, J said it was one of the best ever!
Adventures of Four 