Just begins to show my blase' attitude now with these local flights: 24th May I was off and away quite fast up to 1450m over Sasso, over to Nudo and 1st thermal up to nearly CB at 2250m. Straight to Pian - 1800m - and not finding much I went for San Martino picking up a bit of height north of Colonna. At S. Martino I turned at 1650m and just turned for Nudo, where back up to 2070m and across to Forte Orino, picking a bit of a thermal on the away, unusually. I arrived high enough, but it wasn't booming and after going a bit down the ridge, back to Forte Orino which I left at just under 1600m. This was easily high enough to get back to Nudo, getting my thermal at 1350m and back up to 1850m, along the Pizzione and across the restaurant at a bit over 1500m Off to Cardana, which I reach at 1150m after going to 1650m over Picutz, then back to the Club and land. 1h52 of fun.

31 May was also fun but shorter. I take off late (nearly 3.20) and it's looking quite tricky still. After 10mins I hook a great thermal to 1650m, unusual for Sasso, and cross to Nudo, but on the way there are people climbing south of the Brusciatta so I go to join them. I climb maybe a 100m then optimistically go for another glider and a cloud a kilometer south - which dissipates before I get there. I'm bored of the ridge so head again south (I'm still at 1300m) so I go SW towards Cittiglio and the higher glider, who keeps climbing. I get some +1 before a sailplane comes in 1km SSE below me and starts a circle, so I go for it. I get there, it's a weak core, and he heads off for Campo after just two 360's... I'm now below 1000m in zero lift, so I have to hang with it. Which is just as well, as 10mins later I'm at 1800m after some nice steady 2 to 3 up...

I head for Besozzo, I can see the pool now where Ciska and the kids are. There are even a few clouds on the way... at 1450m over Besozzo I turn back, head down the railway line and hit a weak thermal over Cardana (Robert is at home but doesn't see me). Back to Sasso and I arrive at the fire break, ridge-soar up till the thermals start and them dive the restaurant. Just my luck - a guy with his camera has me in focus so I hit a wing over and just keep it up as he pulls his friends out from under the portico... fun. 1h25 of it.

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