Schedule For First Day Of Retirement

stay in southern Spain IV (with Elchi)

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Friday, 05/11/2010)
Weather: cloudy to beautiful / Temp: 21 degrees / Wind: 3 to 4 HE

The forecast wind today can be long in coming. Only at twelve clock, it seems for the great range of 2.7 m2 sail. But first I am looking for an hour Twind the slide before it finally increasing in strength. After all, we can let off steam then still good for 3 hours on the water.

fishing nets in the "Pirate Bay"
The English fishermen lay here on a very strange behavior the day. Middle of the afternoon two men appearing in a fishing boat, which placed just in the area of Surf-/Badestrand the campsite, not far from the shore, a fishing net, and despite vociferous intervention of the surfing community on the shore and on the water. They seem to put the power to deliberately go there to hinder the surfers.

Shortly after crash an unsuspecting wind surfers, because their fins caught in the net. She had not seen with the laying of the network. Fortunately, today there is only relatively weak wind. A fall in strong wind is not at the speeds achieved with surfboards dangerous and can cause serious injury!

We can not interpret this strange approach for now. Strange also seems to be the reaction of the English with surfing. These are only laughing on the shore, when the German colleagues complain to the fishermen. We are discouraged by the behavior of the English quite disappointed. What's behind it? There are still only conjecture.

We have now been twice to the camp reception and complained about the bullying for surfers dangerous networks. The camping site management but taking the view that they were not responsible for it, because the beach belongs to the municipality and public document. The satisfaction of the campers is they seem to care.

photo of the day: tree face of a camping neighbors

Camping at Mar Menor (E) (Saturday, 06/11/2010)
Weather: very nice / Temp: 22 degrees / Wind: 1 to 2 HE

Photo of the Day: Under palm trees on the beach of "Mar Menor"

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Sunday , 07/11/2010)
Weather: cloudy to beautiful / Temp: 23 degrees / Wind: 3 to 5 HE

News in terms of fishing net
This Sunday morning, a small miracle happens. We watch together evacuate as three men in a fishing boat, the network, which is located in the central part of the beach. Perhaps our oral and written intervention has used the park-owner yet. In any case, so that the most serious obstacle in the way and the confrontation with the fishermen for the time being defused.

The morning is the Sunday market at Cabo de Palos; devote the afternoon to windsurfing. At half past one clock we glide with our large sails and loose boards with the "Pirate Bay". In between the wind makes a little break, so that their number of surfing equipment prematurely evacuate together. But then, at four clock belonging to the south wind turns again, and we roar for an hour at the limit of the West Bay. From morning small sailing are popular here. A low pressure area will bring us three days of strong winds 5-8 HE :-)

photo of the day: date palms at the "Mar Menor"

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E ) (Monday, 08/11/2010)
Weather: nice / Temp: 24 ° C / Wind: 4 to 7 HE

A beautiful, warm day and in addition strong wind surfing, what more could you want?

We roar all afternoon with our 5.5 or 5.0 m2 sail through the pirate bay. However, the wind is blowing is not always constant. Later in the afternoon whipping then already the first 7 HE gusts on the "Mar Menor". There will be a tough night. HE peak gusts to 9 are predicted.

Photo of the Day: Another gorgeous sunset

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Tuesday, 09/11/2010)
Weather: nice to Rain / Temp: 24 degrees / Wind: 6 to 7 HE
After a windy night
stands before us as a windy day. This is thanks to a strong low pressure area whose center is currently west of the UK.

the "Mar Menor" should just come to lie outside of the cloud zone, so that we can today count on a sunny, warm weather :-)

The wind forecast of "Wind Guru" and "Wind Finder vote today rather exactly in line with reality. From eleven to two clock we sweep with our smaller boards and sails at 6 to 7 HE across the small West Bay. Then leaves a cloud band the beautiful wind die down a little early. We have at least three hours surfing passport had.

news in terms of fishing net
Unerfreulicherweise has redeployed once a fisherman his net in our bay, this time near the small boat harbor. We go now and into hard-to-read grid inside. With a weed fin that would be reasonably safe to do so, with a slalom fin is still easy to hang times, it must stay that one. Some go so seagrass Finns, although this would not really necessary.

Nevertheless, we wonder whether this network is not another aimed harassment of fishermen. Meanwhile, disabled and vulnerable not only surfers, but the boats that want to drive from the port. Maybe this time has a hand in North African who lives in one of his boats and fishing rod designed to hold permanently. This relatively uncontrolled hothead has recently insulted us surfers on the shore and even threatened to demolish our surfing equipment.

It turns out that on Wednesday, the two men (net fishermen and anglers) are not related. Karl, a surfer colleague, in a personal conversation with the two a little more clarity brought to the problem and provided for easing tension. The network on the west side of the harbor remains. The fisherman sees no alternative to its network to place elsewhere. The shore the Mar Menor is very busy. The fisherman should think that we roll up the network before simply interpret and after surfing again. For us, this is not a realistic solution. Let's see how we can solve this problem yet.

Photos of the day: Surfing on the "Mar Menor"

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Wednesday, 10/11/2010)
Weather: very nice and funny / Temp: 22 degrees / Wind: 2 to 3 HE

A bright beautiful day to go. Instead of projected 4-5 HE the wind is blowing today only 2 to 3 letter from the west to have too little for real Surf Pass. So we put just a relaxing "recovery and recreation day" one :-)

Photos of the day:
Huge flock of sheep on the beach of "Caravaning La Manga"

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Thursday, 11/11/2010)
Weather: very nice / Temp: 21 degrees / Wind: 3 to 5 HE

is today an absolute Prachtstag. The dark blue sky can be compared to the Australian, ideal for beach, a 180 ° panoramic photograph :-)

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Despite the good wind from the southwest (3 to 5 Bf) I leave today away the windsurfing. I have the day before yesterday while surfing unfortunately pushed the toenail on the foot strap broke, so I inevitably need a little rest :-(

Photos of the Day: Beautiful you go never :-)

windsurfing on Mar Menor (E) (Friday, 12/11/2010)
Weather: very nice / Temp: 22 degrees / Wind: 3 to 4 HE

The last year has begun Fuss-/Radweg along the beach between Playa Honda "and" La Manga "is now completed.