Norwegian Hanggliding

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Deniliquin, NSW, AustraliaI saw the first bushfires while driving down from Manilla to Sydney, huge amounts of smoke covering the sky like fog. I spent Chrismas in Sydney, picking up Gordon and some of the Swiss at the airport. After a few relaxing days at the beach we drove to Deniliquin, we did get through [...]

Manilla, NSW, AustraliaToday was supposed to be a really good day, with southerly wind and high cloudbase, everyone was getting ready for long flights. The day turned out to be crap, with NW winds, lots of cirrus blocking the sun, and a strong inversion at 1600 meters to make it a blue day. I met [...]

Sydney, NSW, AustraliaStrong northerly winds and stable conditions made it a rest day today. I spent the day driving down to Sydney to pick up some of the towing gear, and get the the Swedish pilot’s rental car. Tomorrow is the Chrismas party at Moyes, I’ll drop by there before I drive back up to [...]

Manilla, NSW, AustraliaYesterday was another day of racing the storms, and losing… I flew north, got around the first small storm cell, and met it’s bigger brother just as I came over Baraba. I was hit by hail, and there was thunder and lightning in the area so that was it. I landed near Baraba. [...]

Manilla, NSW, Australia(Update delayed bacause of a thunderstorm last night)Great day today, despite early overdevelopment. The Basher had fitted our old roofracks from 2 years ago. So I could catch a ride up the hill with the rest of the pilots, while my Ray who was my driver waited at Godfreys place.
The day was a [...]

Manilla, NSW, AustraliaToday was quite gray in the morning, and it overdeveloped quite early even before I got up the hill, so no flying today. Some of the paragliders took off early, and flew around 50 km.Forecast looks good for tomorrow, I will get a driver and try to go XC.

Manilla, NSW, AustraliaGreat day of flying. Got up quite late because of last nights rain, met up with Patric and his girlfriend, took off, got a low save from 50 meters off the ground after opening the harness zipper, that thermal took me directly to cloudbase at 2200 meters, joined by a couple of eagles. [...]

Manilla, NSW, AustraliaSorry for the long delay between updates, but there’s not been much to write about until now. Right now I’m in Manilla, it’s raining, and according to the locals it won’t be good until Sunday possibly Monday. (I’m writing this on Friday night)
I finished my studies in Sydney on Monday, on Monday night [...]

Sydney, NSW, AustraliaThe Volvo Ocean Race yachts came to goal in Darling harbour. I was there as Djuice Dragons came to port at 4. place in this leg of the race. Illbruck and News Corp was there, I could not see SEB anywhere, but a black carbon fibre mast was visible behind the maritime museum, [...]