| Flight details: | After a couple of collapses high (thankfully) above the takeoff ridge, I considered baling out to land at the campsite for an afternoon of tea and sunshine. But I stuck it out, and it got a bit less horrible, though still strong and sporty over the dead volcano. After the penultimate turnpoint, I bimbled along the valley, thinking something would turn up; it didn't, and I just failed to scrape on to the face above which stood the last turpoint. I landed in a harvested field devoid of animals, but still got a telling-off from the farmer (not helped by another couple of pilots joining me, including our own Garry Taylor). She warned me that her dog was "mechant". I don't know why the dog didn't give me a similar warning about its mistress.
Disappointing not to make goal, but 43k (more for Garry), so not too shabby by my standards. Simon Steel made goal but had missed a turnpoint. Catherine Castle and Hoppy were both in the 30s, I think. Colin McCloskey decided to land after the first couple of turnpoints. |
