Ok, it's not on the X-Alps route, but our best chance to get some flying in today was at Gourdon. As we drove up conditions looked good but as we arrived the cloud base dropped below the launch and the locals thought it was relatively unlikely that it would lift. Undeterred, Tom and I went to the top landing area and spent the next 30mins practicising ground handling and even trying out cobra launches (not enough wind!). After grabbing some lunch the cloud did miraculously lift and, being clipped into our wings already we hot footed it over to the take off and lobbed off for a play around under some nice clouds. A short flight but probably the only flyable window of the day as just after we landed the cloud came back down below take off.
Back up north now in the hunt to find some flyable weather. St Hilaire tomorrow...
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