Wind

And plenty of it yesterday. Gav, Mel & I drove down to Ningaloo station. Its a long long way, even if you don't go via Coral Bay like we did after we missed the turn-off because the sign has been removed...
The road into Ningaloo Station would make an awesome rally track, its non stop up and down over dunes and easy to get airborne. Gav discovered why they usually make tyres smaller than the wheel arches they are supposed to fit into. When we found a roughly SW facing beach the wind was at least 35knots. The dunes there were very cut up and face in all directions, sadly they are not suited to being flown. I thought perhaps that in that strength I might me able to fly the tiny lip at the top of the beach, but it was too gusty for me to be able to get comfortable. We got back after dark and then Gav cooked these magnificent steaks that he can source locally. I say cooked and that is probably an adequate description,however it hardly covers the show that he put on when the fat in the drip tray at the bottom of the BBQ ignited and fanned by the strong sea breeze did a pretty good impression of an Iraqi Oil well after the Gulf war..
Today it is windy again, the forecast does suggest its going to let up in the afternoon so I might get one more fly from the golf course then...
I uploaded a couple of short clips of me flying over the cape. Find them at youtube...