I'm planning a trip in Europe, and over the month of July I would be in Portugal / Spain, planning to do some kiting along the way.
These are some of the places I'm considering:
- south-west coast of France
- northern part of Spain
- Galicia, Spain
- Moledo, Portugal
- Viana do Castelo
- Esposende
- Figueira da Foz
- Obidos
- Guincho / Costa da Caparica
Of course, I won't be able to kite on every single location, ... I assume a lot of these would be hit and miss, due to weather/wind conditions. If conditions are not good, we'll keep moving, and hopefully would catch some wind at next location.
As traveling from Canada, I have limited space on my kite bag, so I would need to choose wisely.
I have a quiver of 7m, 9m, 10m and 11m. I'm light weight 150lb (68kg) and riding 134cm twin-tip and 5'8" surfboard.
The plan is to take only one kite and the twin-tip (although love the waves on my surfboard, but maybe I would be able to rent locally).
The biggest question I have, which kite size I should take with me?
For July, I understand the wind is mostly thermal, and best in afternoon. What is usually the average wind range for afternoon?
I'm leaning towards 9m or 10m, ... but would love to hear suggestions from other people that have been kiting in any of these area in July.
Thanks!