The consensus today was to go to Sant Pere de Rodes, but on waking up the forecast had changed to north, with a moderate tramuntana wind north of the Cap de Begur. Nicky and I wanted to have a harness fiddling session, and Sant Pere de Rodes seemed far from guaranteed, so we decided to stay local.

The rush was off, so we went to the tree house in Argelaguer first. Merlin, the mad puppy, was so excited he was running around the maze like, well, a mad puppy. It’s changed again, and I was confident I could find dog-friendly routes through the place, only to be stumped by dead ends.

We headed out to Santa Brigida and after a spot of lunch I finally fitted the pod to my Impress harness (with a little help from the expert). I launched and couldn’t get into the harness at all. So a scoot round, top-land, quick adjust and off again. I managed to get into it by opening it with my hand, but by this time I had done a full 360 degree turn without looking where I was going. I did manage to practice a few times, but on top landing I got some more tips from Nicky on how to get in easier and also on how to improve my launches, so a very productive day in all. I like the pod and will get used to it pretty quickly. I now just need to sort out the new flight deck so I can see it easily!

Turns out that they had an excellent day at the coast, but I am pleased with what we did. It’ll give me a chance to learn more about the glider/harness before the season starts.

See photos of today.

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