Heading toward Treasure Island, FL

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[normofthenorth]

Yup, NormOfTheNorth is heading South!

I'm making my annual trip south in a couple of days, staying a "baker's week". We used to always stay in Madeira Beach, then my Sis moved North a bit to Seminole. But this year, we're being joined by some other family from CA, so Sis has arranged for us to stay in a friend's condo which is very close to the amazing beach behind the Bil-Mar Hotel on Treasure Island!

We usually get to that beach on the Sunday afternoon of our stay, but this arrangement should make it easier to fly there lots more often.

On the fighter-kiter side, I've already swapped contact info (through Bruce L's "Fighter Kite Central Forum") with Gumby and Terry McKite, and I think we all have fairly flexible schedules, so we should be able to get together a few times before we fly back north.

For the rest of you, please post or message or something, and we can all join in a repeating multi-kite-party thing, weather permitting!

[Geoffrey Platt]

I'm in Orlando, if you ever head my way, drop me a line! I am a fellow "relocated" Canadian

[normofthenorth]

I'm just back from the 2011 version of that annual trip south, and I showed up behind the Bil-Mar last Sunday afternoon, expecting to see a crowd of kites and fliers, and expecting to have to watch out for the kite buggies.

But no.

It was mostly just me, flying fighters and a WindDance for around 3 hours. A couple of Dads-and-kids wrestled with cheap 1-liners, and one sport-kite flier did a few loops as I was packing up and getting picked up.

Anybody know if this tradition is dead, or if I just missed the memo from TISKK & Sunset Fliers, that last Sunday's fly was re-located??

[dadecitykiter]

Hey Norm,

Sorry I missed you.
We were up in Oldsmar (about an hour north of T. I.) building kites with kids in the park.

Will try to catch you next year.

Happy flying,

Gary R.

[normofthenorth]

OK, thanks Gary. Maybe I'll post here next year before I head south, so I get "the memo".