The rain last night showered off an on until the wee hours of the morning. Everything was quiet and wet outside except for the roosters crowing at 6am.
The breakfast burrito is a favorite of mine with guacamole, eggs and veggies and white cheese. Lime squeezed in for good measure was just the ticket. The juice was tangy and yet again I have no idea what today's juice was. Just delicious.
Five chose to ride the top of the Cipri today and enjoy the fresh air. The roads were wet as we approached the turn off near Roldanillo.
Folks down here mostly ride scooters. Helmets are sometimes worn but not so much. Children are taken along for the ride as are small dogs and lots of items that we at home would take in a car.
I am all about staying positive, but it important not to forget about reality. I reminded everyone in my group to bring thier plast bags we handed out in case of rain. I even took my rain jacket. Boy did that work out well.
It rained for about 15 minutes and we fortunately had some plastic to stand under. After a while the sun came out and we launched about half the group before shade allowed the wind to slide over the back of the hill.
Jessie, sporting an image stabilization helmet mount for his GoPro camera.
The last of us launched eventually, and by that time virtually all of the first group had landed except Bianca who is in Farmers group.
"Marge Simpson hair clouds"
Surprisingly, the day improved late, allowing Brian and Phyllis on tandem, Rob Sporrer, Farmer, Bianca and myself to stay up and cross the valley for a 3 hour flight. (4 hrs for Bianca having survived the long wait in the air).
'Glory' below me traversing cloud edges.
We fllew together and the sky was so beautiful. The climbs were there, the glides were easy and long.
It was such a great reward for waiting it out and making sure everyone was safely launched first.
Brian with a well deserved beer.
Farmer starting off with a cold Gatorade.
Yours truly and Bianca followed by...
Phyllis, the most experienced tandem passenger on the tour.
We all paid for a cold drink from Flaco's cooler on the way back and then he gave us another round of beer 'gratis' as well. Garcias Flaco!
Brian gave his talk right on time, arriving at the hotel with 30 minutes to spare. Dinner was stuffed peppers to start, followed by pork medalions in a Hawaiia
n sauce with the green potato mush that tastes like broccoli (yum) followed by rice pudding. After dinner we all debriefed and I shotup to my room to get some sleep. It was a much needed rest.
Hasta pronto,
MartÃn
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