Serious fishtail testing ;-)

Beyond perfect conditions. Superb powder snow, sun and no people around...

If you search (read: hike and climb) you shall find!

The tool that brings the fun

Also not bad, but a lot closer ;-)

Bretagne, yesterday.....

SA Lightwind offshore..

In the meantime Leon is testing his Hotsails -Firelight to the max. Superb Lightwind/sideoff

conditions in Witsand. Here more pics!

Mountain colors

Catched a fish around the dead tree

The German Alps

Last week alot of snow came down in the Alps. We couldn't just sit down and wait. We

had to check it out. So after work we took the car and drove down to Allgau (South Germany, border area with Austria)

We arrived in amazing sceneries... Clear skies and thick powder snow

Draw your own lines between the trees

Steve and Hester, many thanx for all your superb hospitality and happiness

After a full day of work, driving all night, snowboarding all day.. without closing an eye..

we started to get tired ;-) That was a nice 38 hours nonstop shift!

Grow your own & tapas

On our last day in Portugal we went a little more inland to pick some fruits at the small farm my parents in law have. I love going there. I love being able to pick the best oranges and just eat them fresh of the tree.

Just like the Fool's Garden song ;-)

My favorite tree at the farm.

A batch to take home.

The advantage of growing your own. You never run out of wine ;-)

The surroundings are also very nice. There is a nice lake just in front.

I usually hate windless days, but the reflection in the water is just amazing when there's no wind at all.

On our trip home we had a stopover in San Sebastian. An amazing place if you like food. Of the six 3-star Michelin restaurants in Spain, 3 of them are in San Sebastian. The city has more Michelin stars per capita than any other city in the world. But not only the Michelin star restaurants are a reason to visit San Sebastian. There are a lot, and I mean A LOT!!, of amazing tapas bars. You can see that it's all about quality in this city. We normally hop in and out of several bars when we are there, but this time the weather really sucked. So we sticked to one bar and tried almost everything ;-)

Here are some of my favorites:

Foie gras.

Squid with spicy marmalade. "Not spicy sauce, spicy marmalade", the waiter said. And from now on, I wanna dip my eggrolls in spicy marmalade, because it's heaven ;-)

Sweet potato chips. My little girl's favorite ;-)

Can't wait to go there again....

Rainbow

During a walk in the forrest I came across this rainbow. The light was amazing!
After a while a second bow came through..

Later that day I picked up some posca pens and started drawing.. Rainbow/bright colors inspired. Almost automaticly boards came out my fingers... What else;-)

Blood is thicker than water ;-)

An extremely amount of snow dumped in the Alps. Causing big problems ...

You can also see it as a bonus.. perfect conditions to go out with the powder boards.

We've to check it out..What about a last minute trip?..
We decided.. we go!!