The weather described at this morning's briefing wasn't quite what we had been promised the day before. Instead of light winds, strong thermals and cumulus, we were offered weak blue thermals to 2,500m with the strong NW wind abating by the afternoon. Still, at least it would be a flying day!
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| Stage 3 makes a welcome appearance. |
Werner and Gordon led the way in 775 and quickly climbed away in wave enhanced thermals and explored as far as the Ordessa gorge in conditions much better than forecast.
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| Werner gets in the spirit of Red Nose Day |
Bob and Steve followed in 431 but had to work a little harder, taking several attempts to escape the clutches of stage 1. They eventually made it to 9,000' with good views along the main ridge.
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| Steve looks out at stage 3. |
Both gliders returned for second sorties with Adrian in 775 and Roger in 431.
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| Roger and Bob ready to go. |
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| Roger looks out at Jaca |
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| A happy P1, Roger must be doing well. |
Both gliders had good flights but some high cloud killed convection earlier than hoped, this prevented a third sortie for the remaining member of the party.
The weather looks more difficult tomorrow but we are still hoping to do some more flying.
Bob.
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