I Miss Canadian Weather

Normally I try very hard to refrain from swearing in my blog, but I really really hate this fucking rain.

It's been raining almost non-stop for the last two weeks here in England, and it's starting to drive me absolutely crazy - I really can't handle continuous rain. Nothing to do with flying really, (although that part of it sucks too) it's more overall mentally, it tends to get me down. Note to self: never EVER even consider moving to Vancouver.

I was determined to go for a walk the other day in between the small pauses of rain and got caught in a thunderstorm when it started to hail:

I ended up taking shelter under a big leafy tree and just chuckled to myself watching the hail bounce off the roofs of cars. Ridiculous.

Yesterday I went to Geneva and met a paragliding designer - very cool. I can't say that I contributed anything to the conversations he had with John, but I learned so so much about paraglider design. I kind of surprised myself by actually being interested about long discussions about glider design, testing, tweaking, etc. and the difference minute details can make in performance, stability, and safety. It was also raining in Geneva.


Although I may very well be returning to England in the next couple months, I can't get away from this weather fast enough right now. The fact that Calgary has had 30 degree sunny weather over the last while hasn't been an easy pill to digest. If it starts raining in Calgary when I get there, I will immediately jump in my car, drive 7 hours to Vernon or Kelowna and sit in guaranteed sunny 35+ degree weather for a couple days. I can't believe I'm experiencing seasonal affective disorder in the Northern Hemisphere in fricken July!

Anyway...this month is going to be big for me flying-wise, and although the weather has not been my friend as of late, I will be flying plenty when I get home. If I have to stay longer than I expected in BC to do it, so be it - I WILL get some practice in. There is no way in hell I'll have it any other way.