I had not expected to be flying as the met office predicted rain so did not bother packing my gear in the morning. But leaving Newquay at 12 it was looking good for Maker which was a little pain as I had to drive home past the site, grab my gear and drive back again. That will teach me not to be prepared.
Anyhow coastal flying does not get much sweeter as the air was very buoyant with sea thermals, I took one climb to just shy of base off Mount Edcombe point and followed the Black Back Gulls around as they played in the now forming cloud street and was joined by a pair of large Buzzards also out enjoying the lift. Falling off the end of the street upwind of the cliff I dived back in to find the wind off to the east and getting stronger. The lift died as the stratus came in and temps increased so just played on the ridge for a while before top landing as the sun started to set, sweet
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| Climbing up with the best view in the world of Drakes Island and Plymouth |
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| Fort Picklecombe |
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| The break water in Plymouth Sound |
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| Tom coming in to land |
Nice one, Dougie
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