Geoff writes: we’re into the last day of the conference. It actually closes 8.30am Sunday morning, UK time, but that’s because we have such a huge number of international delegates, from ten time zones. So all we need to do tomorrow morning is wake up, and close it (then there’s a few days work tidying up the final stuff, e.g. sorting out the professional credits some people get for attending – but our time is more flexible on that).

Tonight is the official conference dinner. So that’s me and Judith going to the restaurant across the way. Can’t wait….

It was warm and sunny today, of course. Probably flyable tomorrow, but we are not going to Santa Brigida. It’s the annual aplec festival, a sort of town and flying event. Hundreds of people descend on Santa Brigida, all to eat and drink, dance, BBQ and many to fly. A ridge we find can get crowded with five or six pilots, in weak conditions, can have ten times that tomorrow. And a small top landing is even smaller when there are hundreds of people, pets, cars and barbecues scattered all over it.

Judith writes: Say what you like about virtual conferences and the lack of networking opportunities (which is rubbish btw), but the conference dinners are excellent – no salad, soggy salmon and cheesecake; and I didn’t have to sit next to the sweaty bloke with bad breath I always seem to end up next to at real conferences. The only draw back was the after-dinner speaker… Geoff really needs to work on his repertoire.

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