The forecast for the day was for very light south easterlys going to south west with thermals up to 6-7000ft. Small cumulus to the east and the frontal weather to the south being held at bay by the high pressure over northern Spain. Lashamite Merv and Richard in their syndicate DG1000 threw themselves into air at about 1200hrs, we all thought he was foolish but John Simmonds followed him just the same. So it proved to be, much sweat and toil just to stay up was required, Merv spent 3hrs trying to get above stage 2, well he managed it in the end and was rewarded with a 8000ft high point along the snow line. Hugh and John made many attempts at the snow line only to be knocked back onto the lower spines. This gave the Students much practice at centring in broken thermals being squashed by a strong inversion. About 10hrs of soaring was had, not bad for a weak thermal day. Tomorrow is forecast as a much better day.
All the expeditions were invited by Toya, the Hotel owner, to an evening meal of Lamb and Zoco, some who wont be mentioned just might have over imbibed. What a night!
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