Today was entertaining. Cloudbase was only around 7000' but the ridges were working and there was plenty of wave around. The wind didn't keep strengthening with height so we were topping out at around 14,000' but that was enough to get Ben Crook his Gold height and enough to keep us all thoroughly entertained.
We did a little run down to Mt Ventoux again though we failed to stay together as a group. We returned to the Chabre and then set off for Aubenasson on the Western edge of the Alps. The air got really murky out there and the visibility dropped, as did the wind sadly. So we used weak ridge and rotor to return to the Serres valley although Shack Roberts wound up landing out near Luc en Diois. The retrieve story of cars falling into holes, crews chased by wolves and the pilot struggling to communicate with the entire village using the 6 words of French he knows must at some point be told.
Back in the Serres valley we climbed back up to 10,000' near Aspres then checked out the breaking wave behind the Pic de Bure. Weird stuff with patches of 12 up in places but stopping around 12,000' leaving the flying saucer lenticular overhead tantalisingly close. We landed around 6 p.m. and await the return of Shack, Ben and Geoff so we can tuck in to the Chicken dinner from the on site restaurant.
Back in the Serres valley we climbed back up to 10,000' near Aspres then checked out the breaking wave behind the Pic de Bure. Weird stuff with patches of 12 up in places but stopping around 12,000' leaving the flying saucer lenticular overhead tantalisingly close. We landed around 6 p.m. and await the return of Shack, Ben and Geoff so we can tuck in to the Chicken dinner from the on site restaurant.
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