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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... [read more]
Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... [read more] Blog: The HG Worlds 2011 at Monte Cucco – Task 2
Date: July 27th 2011
Yesterday, we drove up the hill and were very excited. Conditions looked great, but we could also see that clouds were becoming fairly high and that it was raining in some places. So an early task was set, with launch opening at 12 p.m. and the start gates at 1:20 and 1:40. The task went south to Nocera Umbra, then back past Monte Cucco towards Gubbio, then again down the valley to the windmills s ... read more
Date: July 27th 2011
Yesterday, we drove up the hill and were very excited. Conditions looked great, but we could also see that clouds were becoming fairly high and that it was raining in some places. So an early task was set, with launch opening at 12 p.m. and the start gates at 1:20 and 1:40. The task went south to Nocera Umbra, then back past Monte Cucco towards Gubbio, then again down the valley to the windmills s ... read more
