After posting my last blog entry on Monday in Greifenburg, I went up the hill for one more flight. The day looked good, it was sunny, and cumulus clouds were growing. There were lots of hanggliders up on launch, but almost nobody went out there. I saw some paragliders going up, and there seemed to be thermals coming up in front of launch. I was sick of hanging around and launched. This time, I did not make the same mistake as last time - I caught the first thermal I could get. It was not a very good one, it took me quite some time to work my way above launch, and even then, it was hard work to get higher. Nobody followed me. Only when they saw me getting high, everybody else went out, too.
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