Parlick again

Me and Mike Cav went to Parlick for the good forecast on Sunday of the May bank holiday weekend and where rewarded with a fantastic 5 hour wing tip too wingtip flight across the width of the UK over the dales with a dramatic low save from Malham,I could see climbers on the routes I had climbed 15 years ago then over to Kilnsey and out into the flatlands with the North york moors a glide or two away and on to Whitby,that is three times I have flown Parlick and it has given me fantastic flying everytime with 114-58-151 km flights hopefully I can get that elusive 200km from what is fast becoming my favored XC launch.

Parlick

OH I forgot to mention a nice little 58km flight from Parlick,I had declared a 106km goal flight but after 50km flying with Andy Wallace, John Ellison and Simon Ballie we sort of decided enough was enough, on what was a windy and scary looking day and landed at Whitestones. quite happy with our decisions to land.
I didn't take any pics but Sammy Sky god has some nice ones on this site

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=69796&id=841147304&l=5325866256

The Boarders

The Uk comps have kicked off with the British Paragliding Cup in the scotish Boarders 60 keen pilots flew a 46km task from Broughton Heights to Hawick on Sunday with 16 pilots making the goal, the winner was Martin Sandwith.
I flew the task just to be sociable but made the mistake of flying in a teashirt and wind proof jacket and at about -10deg taking into account windchill I was a tad cold.
It was a grand flight with spectacular views from the east to west coast only marred by the £50 taxi fare back to Mikes car ,but a price worth paying for a very special flight