On Sunday afternoon somebody suggested a trip to Parham on Monday might be worthwhile as with the fresh Northerley wind forecast the South Downs should be working well.
Si Min, Pete S, JB and Mad Matt bit the bullet and after a long drive down - don't let SM's satnav tell you it knows it's way round Chichester, we finally arrived at Parham just after midnight and with no pre-arranged accomodation it meant cars , vans or tents for the night.
Was it worth it! - you bet, the ridge was romping and even the frequent showers didn't spoil the fun. Between the 4 of us we flew about 1,600kms running between Butser Hill in the West down to Lewes in the East. Lasham and Ringmer gliders can reach the ridge in addition to Parham locals plus visitors, and there must have been around 30-40 gliders on that ridge yesterday but it's so long, 75kms+, that it wasn't a problem,especially as the local Pundits were below everyone else at tree top height!
Here's a photo of the very happy band after landing -looking forward to the 4 hour drive home:(
If you get the chance to go you have to do it.
