Took off late today, there was always a chance of thunder storms but the clouds looked just too good. Away at 3.30pm, nice and bouyant and after climbing to CB over Sasso (1400m) I moved out under the rather dense Cu's in front. The one over Picutz disappered as I got there, and I just didn't want to go back and there was a nice one out over Cardana so even though I was getting low (900m) I went for it, carefully. Gradually pulled into 1-up, then saw some birds soaring high so went further south to them, up to CB again. A goodish Cu over Gemonio, under that but it wasn't working to strong: but then the Cu over Mottarone was becoming CNimbus so I headed back to the club, wound down.
Landing: NE (a first!) into a light wind, came in tree height in the SE corner and took 2/3rds of the field, great flare though.
9:59:29 PM 
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