Already our last day here on el Hierro :-( Time has passed way to fast as there is still much more to see.
As the sun needs time to heat up the 'el Golfo'-region we explored some more launches: first 'Tinor' (which eventually would have been flyable) and then 'Charco Manso'. But here we didn't find the launch...
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| Tinor - looking towards the harbour of Valverde (left side) |
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| Charco Manso |
Then we headed back to Dos Hermanas.
Clouds were slowly covering the launch. But Alvaro had told us that this happens very often and that they still would fly: just keep heading 'North' until you 'drop' out of the clouds...
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| dropping out of the clouds a 900m (1.8km from launch) |
Just to be on the safe side I took along my old Garmin-GPS (beside the Flytec6030) ;-)
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| Mirador de la Pena |
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| coming back from Mirador de la Pena |
Once I had gotten out of the clouds (it even had rained a little) it has become a very nice flight with smooth thermals. The flight could have been extended for much longer, but I landed after 1.25hrs at Los Sargos where Hartmut and Gaby have been waiting :-)) A very nice conclusion of our visit to this island with its friendly and helpful local pilots. They don't even ask for a fee from visiting pilots!
Many thanks also to Ondrej, which really helped us to get the most out of the few flyable days. It's a pitty, that we couldn't meet personally!
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