Gabriele Steindl: Professional Kitesurfer & Freelance Writer - Action, Lifestyle & Travels
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May 05
Road-trip with my KIA to Tarifa
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaah, right after the PKRA Austria, I packed my beloved KIA and went on a road trip…3000 km through Europe, from Austria to Tarifa Spain for the ‘Bet and Win Kitesurfing Open’ and invitational event in Europes kite-capital!
Wow, how exciting…driving through Europe in my luxury kitegabi-mobile but I have to admit I underestimated the 3000km that me and a friend (thanx verena!! she’s a real friend, she just came with me for the drive ’cause on my own, I guess, I could’t have made it!!) had to master!? and well, our trip included everything that a ‘proper’ road-trip offers…: beautiful sites, rough nights in the car, being robbed in barcelona – yep, unfortunately that’s why I also cannot download any pics of the trip, cause the camera is goooone 🙁 – but also new friends and unforgettable memories!
I stopped a few times along the way, wanting to go kiting, in Laucate, the wind was hauling with some 40 knots, same in Spain..in Barcelona there was no wind…so I didn’t get any kiting in…no worries, all good…as soon as I arrived in Tarifa, however, 5 days (!!!?) after leaving Austria, I had an awesome 3 hours evening-session on my baby 10 (my Rhino)…so goooooooood, love Tarifa..wanna stay forever 😉