I do believe it is!
It was a little tricky to get away from work this year so a delayed departure and shortened trip meant calling on the services of Wyld's Logistics - or retiree Boris to be more precise. Boris did an excellent job of getting the trailer here which left me the simplified task of flying into Lyon and collecting the car to arrive at site Wednesday night. Thanks Boris.
Thursday then dawned dreary, grey and wet. The Klaus Ohlmann briefing was short and subdued so I did wonder if we'd fly at all, but lo and behold at 3 o/clock it looked just about good enough for a launch. Cloudbase stuck stubbornly at 6000' amsl, the breeze refused to go above 10kts Westerly so it was all rather weak but good enough to check the kit all works. Plus it's always educational at Serres and on weak days like today there's always stuff to learn and local nooks and crannies to explore. A little run out West to Rosans, South beyond Chabre and back to St Genis still felt like a cross country and it was good to be back.
The weather for the next week looks like it could be good: lots of blue and little wind but is that the sound of Swiss Alpine Horns calling - could it be a trip to the Aletsch Glacier this year?
It was a little tricky to get away from work this year so a delayed departure and shortened trip meant calling on the services of Wyld's Logistics - or retiree Boris to be more precise. Boris did an excellent job of getting the trailer here which left me the simplified task of flying into Lyon and collecting the car to arrive at site Wednesday night. Thanks Boris.
Thursday then dawned dreary, grey and wet. The Klaus Ohlmann briefing was short and subdued so I did wonder if we'd fly at all, but lo and behold at 3 o/clock it looked just about good enough for a launch. Cloudbase stuck stubbornly at 6000' amsl, the breeze refused to go above 10kts Westerly so it was all rather weak but good enough to check the kit all works. Plus it's always educational at Serres and on weak days like today there's always stuff to learn and local nooks and crannies to explore. A little run out West to Rosans, South beyond Chabre and back to St Genis still felt like a cross country and it was good to be back.
The weather for the next week looks like it could be good: lots of blue and little wind but is that the sound of Swiss Alpine Horns calling - could it be a trip to the Aletsch Glacier this year?
Cake of the day by the way was Victoria Sponge
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