Sunday, February 19, 2017

Kitesurfing With Richard Branson And Barack Obama


Washington (CNN)#IslandLife was good to Barack Obama.



Before returning to Washington, the former president dove into an aquatic and athletic challenge with his friend, Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson, while vacationing on the British Virgin Islands with former first lady Michelle Obama.

Now that Obama is free from many Secret Service-imposed restrictions that did not allow him to partake in activities like surfing, Branson offered Obama the chance to learn how to kitesurf.



 


 


 




“We were neck and neck until the last run on the last day, when I got up on the foilboard and screamed along for over 50 metres, three feet above the water,” Branson wrote. “I was feeling very pleased with myself, only to look over and see Barack go 100 metres on his kiteboard! I had to doff my cap to him and celebrate his victory.”


Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/07/politics/barack-obama-kitesurfing-richard-branson/index.html



Kitesurfing With Richard Branson And Barack Obama

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