Thursday 12th - Davies Diary La Motte

Not good enough to put Mark C in the Tamar, but not a bad day!

To-day the weather forecast was for the Mistral to blow and give us a northerly stream which would be great for any East/West mountain ranges. The first launch I had was followed by a struggle to get away and a relaunch was needed. Worked hard on the Blanchere to gain enough height to dash south towards Sisteron and the Gache. This mountain was hardly working but I had plenty of 'ridge' running with a cliff next to my wing. It was my first flight in the Janus, so flaps for the launch and thermals was a new experience.
We decided to come back to the safety of the Blanchere and again work it's tree covered slopes. One lovely climb in +4 to 2500m to see the view with high cirrus clouds and snow capped peaks. Airbraked down to land after 2 hours. The locals are complaining of awful weather with no solid cumulus and a lack of wind,,,, They do not know how lucky they are, sitting in the shade of the club house in 26deg and the mountains clear as a bell all around. - Wyn