Norfolk notes - Windseekers

Three hours on beach and about 12 second actual flying time. Now bitten by the kiting bug we check out various tourists tat shops for kites before stumbling across 'Windseekers' specialist kite shop in Wells! It's staffed by Gandalf who passes on kiting wisdom to his customers. We buy the kiddies special kite, one string and a pretty picture of a goldfish on it. That's entry level, you can also buy everything from spare parts for your kite to kite boards, twelve foot wings and kite sand buggies! I am bundled from the shop as I reach for my credit card - they have a starter kit, board and what can only be described as body armour (for when you come off at 900mph and your shin is driven through the top of your skull). This is the Norfolk flat equivalent of a corking surf shop in a posh resort.

Gandalf sells us our kite, we take it to the beach, basically hold it up and it's away! It wants to fly and, as promised, hangs there against a flawless blue sky, beautiful.

I am of course now totally bitten (not just by the mossies) by the kiting bug and yearn to return and invest a handful of notes in a corking stunt kite. Maybe next visit.