Miscellaneous activities
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Tuesday, 29th July 2008
Posted by Judith on 29 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
Windy, rainy day. We worked, then did a podcast with Nicky Moss on competition flying and then had a LMSC committee meeting. Ho hum.
Monday, 28th July 2008
Posted by Judith on 28 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
The forecast was for thunderstorms from lunch time onwards. We went to Corndon at 11am, but it was very hazy and we would not have been able to see what was above us had we gone XC. Given the forecast of worsening conditions, we canned the day and went to Church Stretton to watch the archery competition. There were 54 archers shooting in a long row, then a change over of another 54 before they collected their arrows. It was really interesting to watch different techniques of pull ups, etc. Arrows were flying off in very quick succession all along the field when Geoff turned around and said “You wouldn’t want to be a streaker at an archery comp!”.
The clouds were getting very big all afternoon and were very close together too, but we got a call later to say Martin K. had flown at Corndon and he said it was pretty horrible conditions. It started storming here at 6pm.
We later found out that someone flew just over 100km from the Malverns (where we had considered going) in this direction past Sarn to Carno, landing around 4.00pm. Oh well, I don’t think we would have wanted to be in the sky with such big clouds even if we had gone to the Malverns. We’d probably have launched, got in big lift, got scared and landed.
Friday, 25th July 2008
Posted by Judith on 25 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Flying, Miscellaneous activities, Walking
The forecast today was for a muggy day with probable showers from lunch time. SE, turning more S. We went to Church Stretton to help set up for a big FITA archery competition shoot at the school field. We had to measure out shooting lines and I was angling for the line painting job, which I got, but which turned out to be far less glamorous than I thought. For some reason I had expected it to involve some kind of golf cart thing, rather than just pushing a wet bucket round the field and getting my boots white.
By lunch time the sky started to look doable, so we made our excuses and rushed back home. On the west side of the Mynd the sky looked rubbish! Grey, hazy and it looked like it might rain. Andrew D. called to say it was flyable on the Gyrn, but overcast, so we canned the flying and went for a walk instead. We walked from Snailbeach to the edge of the Stiperstones and back. Shame it was so hazy, as the views would have been lovely. It seemed very SW on the walk, and Andrew gave us an update to say it had turned W and then N at the Gyrn. Right enough, when we got home, someone was taking off from the Long Mynd. He got about 300′ ATO, so we sent out a 3jam and headed to the hill. It was way off to the S, but several people flew, although we didn’t bother. Too hungry!
Thursday, 24th July 2008
Posted by Judith on 25 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
It was pretty windy today, although also hot and sunny. We decided to clear the jungle also known as our garden. By lunch time there was a report of flyable conditions at Bache, but we were not sure about landing out in strong winds, so didn’t go. At 4pm it became flyable at the Gyrn, but we decided to hold out for an evening flight at Corndon instead. Wayne went up to Corndon to check out the conditions at about 6pm, but it was getting stronger as the evening progressed and at 7.30pm it was blowing 30mph.
Sunday, 20th July 2008
Posted by Judith on 21 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
We had great hopes for today. Everyone did. However, it turned out far too windy to do any flying. Which was a shame, as it was Geoff’s first choice of activity for his birthday. Instead we decided to do a tour of some of the historical buildings round here we have not seen yet.
We started with Acton Burnell, just north of the Lawley. Then on to Buildwas Abbey near Ironbridge. Both were small, but nice. We were going to go to Wenlock Edge for birthday cake in a coffee shop, but decided to go to the Museum of Iron in Ironbridge instead. It’s really good!
Driving back home over the Long Mynd it was still too windy and too far off to the north. It was even too windy at 11pm when we drove back over the Mynd having been for a curry in Church Stretton, although it would have been bright enough to fly by the light of the full moon.
Tuesday, 1st July 2008
Posted by Judith on 01 Jul 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
Howling today, again. What’s with the wind this summer?
We went for a walk up Roundton hill fort, which is in a nature reserve near Church Stoke. It’s stunning up there, with fantastic views of the Mynd, Sarn, Corndon, Long Mountain, etc. Despite the wind it was hot and although we were going to read our books, we soon fell asleep in the sunshine. Geoff burned his neck and I got bitten, but it was worth it. Home via tea and far too much cake at Wayne’s.
Sunday, 29th June 2008
Posted by Judith on 29 Jun 2008 | Tagged as: Miscellaneous activities
It seemed pretty windy this morning, so we had a leisurely breakfast with Dave and Jenny and set off home in a very relaxed fashion. On the way we phoned Wendy Windblows which was claiming 8 – 18mph. Big rush ensued until we got hold of Graeme who told us it was raining, and Wayne who told us it was howling and raining.
Panic over, we went to Moreton Corbet Castle, which is a great ruin in the middle of nowhere near Shawbury. We had a nose around and then went home. It was pouring on the Mynd, so we dismissed any ideas of flying for the rest of the day.
Though later on the sun did come out; and in the evening, at least one HG flew. But too late for us to be bothered going out.