Flight log, continued...

Tuesday (8 March) - two flights at Spring Hill, the first unexpectedly short (about 5 minutes) on a gorgeous afternoon of good thermalling conditions, and the second unexpectedly long (about 10 minutes) in the evening after the wind had become very light.  Unlucky lull in the first instance, and surprising "buoyancy" in the second.

Wednesday (9 March) - beautiful ~1.75 hours of mixed thermalling and ridge soaring at Spring Hill.

Spring Hill launch, looking towards landing paddock

A little up time

Thursday (3 March) was a frustrating afternoon of watching the wind blow a little too hard at Spring Hill, but on Friday, after some more watching and waiting, David was finally able to launch safely around 17h30 or so and had a very smooth and pleasurable flight.

Al and Faith Bailey

Meanwhile, Jen's friends and former NorKam colleagues (before they retired), Al and Faith Bailey, had come to pay a visit.  They wanted to see some kangaroos, and their wish was granted!  We enjoyed seeing them and hearing about their adventures, and it was a pity they had to hit the road again in the morning.






But Lake George was very much on on that Saturday (5 March), and David had a wonderful 2.5-hour flight from Geary's, up to the Collector launch and beyond, and back, in fairly strong thermal conditions.  Sunday also was good, though it took him two tries to get a soaring flight in, and that was a late ridge-soaring event.

A little down time

Short but good flight on Saturday (26 February) while Jen went to an exchange teacher event at Batemans Bay.  Perhaps eventually she'll blog regarding the gold mining history and Aboriginal "bush tucker" skills she learned about.  Or perhaps not.  She seems a bit too busy living life here to blog about it so far.

One of our dear readers, on the other hand, manages to enjoy life a great deal and blog about it in detail.  Anne-Marie and Les Sainsbury (Les is a hang glider pilot, of course) live in Victoria, BC, and Anne-Marie writes about her daily experiences at http://thedogwalkinggardener.wordpress.com/.

Jen at Bicentennial Park

Back here in the Canberra area, Sunday (27 February) through Tuesday (1 March) have been devoted to non-flying activities, in a departure from the recent norm.  Sunday we climbed Mount Jerrabomberra, which is an easy walk from here.  We took perhaps two hours or so for the excursion.  Monday we strolled over to the nearby Bicentennial Park.  Tuesday evening was the monthly ACTHPA (Australian Capital Territory Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association) meeting.  Today, Wednesday (2 March), David has finished playing his violin for now and made his lunch, and is waiting to see whether the wind direction at Geary's will improve enough to justify a visit there this afternoon.  Meanwhile, there are always things that need doing on the computer, and lots of nice books here...