The forecast was for lighter winds today and cloud clearing to make a sunny (and really good XC) day. It was sunny early on, but very windy and then it clouded over. After some telephony with Mick and Dave T., we decided to wait until the cloud cleared again. It did at lunch time so we rushed out to Corndon. It was far too windy for our liking, but Glyn was up there for hours. As he says: “I’m happy as long as my feet are off the ground.”

We lounged about, occasionally thinking it might be worth getting out of the car when the next gust came through. So we sat through a classic XC sky until the wind dropped rapidly (doesn’t it always) and the sky blued out. Everyone flew, except me. I’m saving myself for tomorrow, when hopefully I don’t feel so wheezy and sniffly. Martin wet himself when his ballast tube came off and he did a funny little dance to get out of the harness and away from the deluge as fast as he could.

See photos of today.

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