"Never rule out wave" How often do we say that ? Well it was said at
today's briefing although there was no obvious signs of it. It looked
thermic both to the North and South but there was a noticeable lack of
thermals over the site. Your correspondent took a tow out over the high
ground to the West of Wooler and, although there appeared to be good
lift around it wasn't over the high ground ! Beating a hasty retreat to
Wooler confirmed that the thermals were working but no contact was made
with wave. However, after a foray down towards Alnwick, which gave a
photo opportunity at Old Bewick Hill Fort (right), the return to Wooler paid off with a
steady climb to just over 8300'. Russell Young made a valiant effort to
make contact, reaching 4,400' during his 56 minute flight, sadly just
missing out on his Bronze hour. Next time !
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