Sunday Volleyball & Practice Kite

We went to Spanish Banks West beach today for some volleyball. We have a regular crew that goes to the beach and I bring down my volleyball net and lines and set-up a court. Volleyball is very popular in Vancouver and there are probably 75-100 public beach volleyball courts between Kits Beach and the end of Spanish Banks. We go to the last set of volleyball courts on the beach because its away from the 'hardcore' players and families that go to the more popular beaches. When the tide is out, the sand banks, (hence the name) stretch out for a kilometer out into the ocean. Skimboarding is very popular here. In fact, Ron and I live pretty much next door to PD's HotShop, a popular skate and skimboarding store. They even make custom mountain boards... sweet.

Ron brought the practice kite to the beach and we ripped that around a bunch crashing it into the water, the sand etc. Safety is a huge concern in the sport and we made sure that we were way out on the banks, far away from other people. The practice kite has got us hooked and we spent the day switching between volleyball and ripping the practice kite around.