Magical day at Spion

Its been almost 3 months since I have been back now and I have only just started to get the feeling of not being on holiday. Work has ended up taking me to Canberra during the weeks which mean I am still travelling a lot. But life has continued on. Summer is now here.

Yesterday was one of the those magical days. After heading out for bike ride in the morning, I was generally just chilling out when at I noticed the seabreeze had hit. It was 3pm. It didn't take long for the decision to be made to chuck the glider on the roof and head down towards Spion. With daylight savings I would still be able to have a couple of hours flying. Since my new glider is missing a few parts (thanks to Olli) I only had a fun and a shark in my hallway to fly. The conditions were looking good so I decided to take the shark for a fly for the second time since it has made residence in my lounge room. Surely Sara wouldn't mind. I wanted the extra performance.

It was a good choice. It performed well and I appreciated the extra speed which I missed the week before when I only had the Fun. The conditions were smooth and a constant 15-20kts. A girl came out with a camera on launch and I couldn't help doing some fast runs close to the hill and chucking in a few wingovers 20m in front. I didn't go crazy but the glider handled it well. Since it was getting late, I was left by myself to enjoy the smooth air when the sun was going down. It felt good. I felt at home.

Finished off the day watching the sun starting the set over the beach with another flyer and his dog. Gorgeous.

I might try to put a few photos up of a few of the special moments over the last couple of months to keep as memories.

PS. Sara, your glider is still safe and well with not too much sand in it (promise!).