Condors and Cravarrses

Another glorious morning saw us up bright and early and the first of the boiled eggs got underway after a bit of a disaster resulting in a few scrambled ones ….....

Whoops ... anyone for scrambled eggs ? 

Off up the hill or timing was perfect arriving as conditions just started to come on and the early birds fly down. Ollie and myself got an early one in and waited in the filed for others to arrive. Gliders launched occasionally as the wind got fickle again and finally Graham K appeared having launched from the SE launch and began to climb nicely. Whilst we waited for him to arrive with us news from the top was that it was going westy and picking up.

vans on tour courtesy of a camera on a stick

Mr K circled up until he was a speck and despite his kind offer to come down and join us we suggested maybe he enjoyed the air and considered heading towards Ronda la V. With logistics sorted Kaz and those on top went to check out Ponientte launch whilst we headed off to chase down Graham K who was now ell on his way.

Graham K looks back at Lejar

and heads off towards Twin Peaks 

Graham came on the radio to let us know he now above Ronda la V and burning off height to “top” land it where there were a few gliders laid out on launch, nice one and enough to encourage us all to head that way. Arriving to a very smiley Graham who had had a cracking flight to say the least added to by a close encounter with a Condor all captured on film, excellent.

Close encounters with an inquisitive vulture

Ronda la V in sight

On approach to top landing , nice one

Ronda did as Ronda does and the wind picked up so a bit of sitting around until Michel cracked and took off backwards to be hovered up and up as he pushed out front. “How is it Michel” - “ there is room for improvement” came the reply, enough to discourage anyone else from taking off.

Peachy and his babes

Another hour or so then we headed off checking out the glide out landing field on the way before stopping for coffee and beer then ignoring the road closed sign before coming to a sudden halt as the road disappeared.

Celebratory drinks for Mr K's flight, sorry Bill Phil and Sam he beat you there.

Was this the result of a Mr Jackson landing ?

Guess we are not getting home this way then

Back at base we ate in in fine style courtesy of Mr Peach who was head Chef and did us proud. The evening conversation revealed that both Kaz and Shaun had something in common in the film world and gave Shaun yet another nickname due to his cameo appearance as one of the dead .

A check out of Grahams video rounded off the day and gave some nice pictures as well ;)

Quote of the day “ that was my best flight ever”