Pre Monsoon Clouds are on their way in
Driving up to Kamshet on Friday morning our eyes turn skywards and all we could see were layers and layers of cumulus clouds. Some light some dark some thick some thin, all piled up as their name indicates. I am groaning – thinking about the next couple of days flying but Sanjay says “.This is inevitable – a good sign ( for the farmers and the country) that the monsoon is coming on time this year”.
On Saturday the Shelar skies were clear but strong gusting winds through the weekend right up to sunset and beyond put paid to our ideas of having even a short flight.
Arun, Anand, Colin, Chetan, Rohit, Vinay, and me all hung out at the takeoff for an hour or so and then finally decided to walk down. It was not all disappointment though – we had a blast fooling around on takeoff and even discovered some porcupine quills and solved the mystery of the shed quills. And then on returning home to Native Place we were treated to a synchronized display of fireflies. Those among us who had never seen it before were suitably impressed the rest of us thanked nature for this wonderful display.
The Wedding Season at Shelar
Hi All,
We are now in May, the last month of the flying season at Kamshet . Come June, the monsoon arrives and our landing fields turn into verdant waterlogged rice paddy fields. Luckily for me I am I parked at Native Place for the summer holidays and can make the most of the flying this month.
This May we started with cloud build up, strong cross winds, unstable conditions and even had a thunderstorm on the 7th after which the weather settled down and flying has been phenomenal till date.
May is the wedding season, on the 8th was Bandya’s wedding and Ravi too ties the knot on the 27th of this month. Many of us are waiting eagerly for the occasion. There is nothing like a village wedding and the dance or shall I say the trance party begins from sunset and full power dancing in the streets goes on and on. Guys Bandya’s party was a super experience for me. Dwane, Dylan, Hiren, Stan have been to many of these parties and every time I ask them what it was like they say super! But seeing and dancing for one ’s self is the only way to really experience it and that is exactly what we all did on the 8th night. I have never had so much fun in the city!
You all can join us too – 27th May is the next big day.
Peace Bliss and Happy Landings
Astrid & Sanjay Rao