A roller coaster ride of emotions and decisions! Following a poorly executed launch attempt that resulted in a face plant that left me skinned up and bruised, I had to get back on that horse that threw me... Dirted in my first attempt to venture out from the security blanket of the launch site and the easy big LZ with it's cabbie support and local kids that will pack up your gear for $1. The travel brochures all said, the afternoon Pacific ocean winds know locally as "El Pacifico" were a northern valley phenomenon, but here we got blown out by them. Enjoy. IMHO...5 times more difficult that paramotoring and 10 times more rewarding, if you can accomplish what you set out to do.