Greek Othodox Tour

Super low cloud-base today and it doesn't look like we'll get to fly. While we waited to decide whether or not we would drive to launch our hosts from the St. Nicholas Ranch and Retreat Center where kind enough to give us a tour of their cathedral.

Rain Party

After task 5 was called for rain the pilots huddled under the porch where the internet signal was the strongest and the momentum rolled into beer drinking, margaritas and an eventual late night extreme table tennis match.

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Tim, what did you say?Everybody at the playground made up.


Hanning on the table tennis court:

Day 5 US PG Ntls.

Today's task was eventually called because of rain. Most pilots had dirted when the task was called. Once again I was confined to the valley. I broke my second speed bar line of the week today. Follow the jump for more images and a track log you can open with Google Earth.


The Flying Scotsman:

Pine's mother must have had a gut feeling that he would grow into his given name:






Oh, I finally got to use the condom catheter system that Nic Allen helped me put together. I still get stage fright and it takes a little bit to get things flowing, but talk about relief. This new device has made flying more than a couple hours very very enjoyable. I'll admit it is a weird request, but if you want an idea for when July 16 rolls around here you are.

My track log.


Hayden entering the day's task:
Stratergerizing:
Entering routes into the electronics: