Geoff writes: an excellent day which I managed to miss, partly because of laziness, and partly because our one Spanish mobile, which has all our Spanish contacts in it, is now in Ireland with Judith, rather than here where it would be useful. So I had no way of contacting others.

I went to Bellmunt first, where there were four people flying. I didn’t want to take the car up, because I didn’t want the hassle of getting it back, especially if I went XC, which was easily possible today. It’s not top landable, and it’s a two hour walk (for me, with a glider) back up (hence the laziness).  I waited in the meeting place – the cemetery! – for a while, but no-one else arrived. There were some people at a parachute zip line and packing event, so – not having a phone – I had no idea when they would turn up. So I decided to go to Santa Brigida, confident it was on there, and that there would be people there – and it’s top landable, and an easy hitch back for the car if you land out.

Much to my amazement there was no-one there, even though it was flyable. Again, I waited a while, but no PGs turned up. Not wanting to fly alone – I’m never that happy doing that, and certainly not when no-one knows where I am and I don’t have a mobile – I eventually gave up, went home, and had beer and sandwiches on the balcony.

Really, though, I shouldn’t have been so lazy, and just gone up Bellmunt.

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