Hazy Lift
It was entertaining to watch many paragliders come in to land and kids running excitedly towards them to secure packing or simply having fun interacting with the pilots. A fun festive mood prevailed and I enjoyed every moment of it.
Yippee! Tower Hill is working once more :)
Saturday we can call the official opening of the flying at Tower Hill for the season. Flyable from 8.30 in the morning up to sunset. Tower dished out her usual magic and through the day there were varying conditions to suit any pilot choice. Pilots flew all day long, top landing for refreshments or a break and taking to the air once more. Me thinks the Swedes did the trick and brought good weather with them. A truly glorious flying day it was that left me humming the words ‘ what a feeling’ .
Super Sunday Rained Out
Another weekend on the fringes of Cyclone Jal Saturday morning Swati accompanied Chicco to the flying site hoping for a nice long tandem flight but the wind was almost nonexistent and a few top to…
Welcoming the East Wind
Friday morning we were out at the crack of dawn and on the road to Tower Hill. An excited bunch of paragliding pilots all looking forward to the unexpected bonus of flying a week or two earlier than anticipated. The flying site was all prettied up after the rains – clothed in yellow wild flowers and a coat of green. There was no one else at the flying site but us and a swarm of dragonflies
Nirvana goes to Bir in June
Rinul takes off Bir in springtime they say is beautiful. I have often imagined the mountain slopes covered in wildflowers and hoped to get there someday in June. I almost got to experience it this…