The guys build stone structures
The girls knock them down
Dredgy heads off for a wobbly one
Cathy gets it right and sets off
Lisa starts to inflate as she heads out for some thermalingIt was another hot one with no cloud at all and a light east wind forecast. The choice was between Lijar and montellano and we opted for Lijar. On arrival on top there was a brisk easterly although it was a warm one. The guys played stone building whilst the girls practised yoga followed by trget practice on the guys stone piles!
Slowly the wind came more to the south and Michelle went to practice some ground handling which resulted in him launching and having a rough ride down. He dissapered from sight then came on the radio to say he had landed by the house.
Another hour or so and things got better and the guys gave it a shot with Barry doing best working thermals over the Ronda road. Dredgy got a good bouncing in a loose harness but survived it ok and a lesson learnt. The girls got ready to go and after a wait for the conditions to flick on again Cathy and Lise got away fine. Cathy enjoyed a float down along with a bit of turbulence whilst Lisa took the honours for the day with some super thermalling on her way down only pulling out as she drifted off to the east and towards Algo.
Kaz had headed down and searched the area by the house for Michelle only to find it was not the house but the barn in the normal landing field where Michelle was, still no worries we got them all in the end. We headed back up the hill meeting several groups who had returned from Montellano where it had been light and off as well so six of one and half a dozen of the other. Conditions on top were not good so we enjoyed a stunning sunset and headed down.
Slowly the wind came more to the south and Michelle went to practice some ground handling which resulted in him launching and having a rough ride down. He dissapered from sight then came on the radio to say he had landed by the house.
Another hour or so and things got better and the guys gave it a shot with Barry doing best working thermals over the Ronda road. Dredgy got a good bouncing in a loose harness but survived it ok and a lesson learnt. The girls got ready to go and after a wait for the conditions to flick on again Cathy and Lise got away fine. Cathy enjoyed a float down along with a bit of turbulence whilst Lisa took the honours for the day with some super thermalling on her way down only pulling out as she drifted off to the east and towards Algo.
Kaz had headed down and searched the area by the house for Michelle only to find it was not the house but the barn in the normal landing field where Michelle was, still no worries we got them all in the end. We headed back up the hill meeting several groups who had returned from Montellano where it had been light and off as well so six of one and half a dozen of the other. Conditions on top were not good so we enjoyed a stunning sunset and headed down.
The day nearly ended with a shock when Dredgy and Mark were on a clothing retrieval mission involving a long metal pole and some electric cables, Algo was very nearly plunged into darkness !
Team meal in JJ's then most took an early night as it looks like a long day tomorrow.......
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