Goal Acheived: A Smokin' 130 Hours
A couple days ago I reached my slightly altered goal of having 130 hours airtime - hooray!
It's been flyable every day out here in Bright, but with all the burnoffs, it's not exactly the most pleasant flying...combine that with constant inversions and flying any kind of real distance has been tricky at best. My 130th hour was spent in thick smoke from a small fire nearby, only because I was positive there'd be lift there because I knew my 130th hour was approaching and I wanted to stay up. I think I almost suffocated, but hey, airtime is airtime.
Only a few more days in Bright - I can't believe I'll be home next week! The last couple weeks have been fun, but the closer I get to leaving, the more homesick I get - it'll be nice to be back.
It's been flyable every day out here in Bright, but with all the burnoffs, it's not exactly the most pleasant flying...combine that with constant inversions and flying any kind of real distance has been tricky at best. My 130th hour was spent in thick smoke from a small fire nearby, only because I was positive there'd be lift there because I knew my 130th hour was approaching and I wanted to stay up. I think I almost suffocated, but hey, airtime is airtime.
Only a few more days in Bright - I can't believe I'll be home next week! The last couple weeks have been fun, but the closer I get to leaving, the more homesick I get - it'll be nice to be back.
posted by Veronica at 5:55 PM
2 Comments:
I'm so proud for you, yay! I've been reading your blog and it's been really cool learning about Paragliding and stuff. By the way, your foot looked sick messed up in those pictures. I can't wait for you to come home too, Marvin got his head stuck in the dryer again and we had to get the repairman to get him out. There's another $400, but at least our next service call is free. What else is new? Jimmy got caught busting a nut on Sargent Ruffykins the 3rd, so him and the dog aren't allowed back at Target anymore. Oh, and I just ate a cucumber sandwich, so life is pretty mellow right now. Right on... Miss you, email me back when you get time, and if you don't mind, give me your number in your next email and I can call you sometime.
PS: Am I too fat to prarglide?
Veronica. Have a safe trip home and see you next July in Golden. Keep up the exciting and good humour blogs.Cheers Dave AND Lee
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