The sharp eyed among you may have noticed that the entry for yesterday had a slightly more exotic location than was intended thanks to Android auto-correct. So I can confirm that we are flying in the Pyrenees and not on an island between Sumatra and Bali.
Another bright start looked promising but the weather briefing warned of cirrus increasing in thickness in our area which was likely to make soaring tricky.
Merv upgraded to a K21 (from a
broken DG1000). Some described it as penance for yesterday's events.
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| The week 1 team admiring Merv's new hot ship |
Whilst waiting for convection to start we were treated to the spectacle of flocks of migrating cranes/storks heading north and to huge gaggles of vultures climbing slowly close to the airfield.
By 13:30 both gliders were airborne, taking high tows to stage 2 where E6 was marking the lift. Derek and Merv in the borrowed K21 and Mark and Bob in the Duo.
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| Mark over stage 2 in the Duo |
The second sortie followed a similar pattern but the cirrus was getting thicker cutting off the heat source. Fortunately the gliders were able to stay aloft as the cloud drifted south and the thermals picked up again allowing the Duo to investigate the lower reaches of stage 3.
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| James in the K21 over the fire break |
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| Ray taking a close look at stage 3 |
We had a very nice meal in Jaca at our 4th choice restaurant as the first 3 had all clearly been warned of our arrival and were closed.
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| Extended team having dinner in Jaca |
The forecast still looks good for the rest of the week.
Bob.
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