Back from Italy.

Picture one is taken when we arrived at Bassano, Monte Grappa. Some competition was held, goal 75 k, Bruce Goldsmith got second I believe, first one in goal was Basso from Italy.

A shot from the landing field, where we can only dream of in Spain. The whole set up at take off and landing, shuttles are very well organised. The big take off is carpeted. The landing field is huge and very well kept. Dustbins, containers for rubbish. Not a sweet wrap, coca cola can be found.

Voluntarily you can buy a fly-pass, to help out with the site. And the local clubs, local pilots deserve it, everybody should pay the few euros for flying at their site. Shuttle to take off costs 4 euros, which is a gift.

Bassano is very suitable for low airtimers. It profits of the sea breeze every afternoon, so smooth thermal flights can be done daily when instability from over the back (the dolomites) doesn't screw the weather.

We were there with the family, did some hiking, rafting, swam (with neo-prene suits on of course) in wild waters, and flew 6 out of 7 days.

On the day of the competition cloudbase was high, from monday onwards till yesterday there was a huge inversion. Still permitting to fly for hours. Our main thing was not the flying only, so we only flew afternoons. and most of the flying was done by Kath under her Niviuk HOOK.

This part of Italy is rich, you can tell, everything is very clean, very well taken care off, very well organised.

Other foto's, one of my son at the railway station of Milan, guarding our gliders. And one with one of his heroes who was boarding at the same time in Valencia. If you like football you'll recognize him, if you don't like soccer forget it, nothing important. Although he looks a bit like Robin, owner of paragliding school Airtopia in Bristol, in his youngr days though .... kiss.

We had a fabulous time, ready to guide all of you in the region of Alicante. Cheers.