We are closed now till the 12th of january. 13th back for guiding.
If you want to book, we are still home till the 4th then on a trip to Morocco. My friend will be staying at our place, so you can call on 0034 965 687 143. Or you can try and email, or call on 0034 606 781 180.
Have a great time. And thanks reading myt blog. In 2009 I will keep you posted again daily, what we do flying wise in Alicante.

Davina passenger tandem flight, over the cliffs of Santa Pola.
Lovely winter day, over the mediterranean. Hours of soaring.

This is a time where everybody means well to each other. Meanwhile war-loving-criminals are killing innocent people. It has to stop.
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Maybe you feel this has nothing to do with paragliding, but to me it has everything to do with paragliding.
Because for me, when I am paragliding I feel alive. I feel life.
And I strongly believe everybody has a right to life. Everybody.
From behind our keyboards we cannot imagine how cruel life becomes, missing your child, your beloved, your family, your friends. It has to stop.

Indifference is a crime (don't know whoever said it to me, but since then it is my life), that's why I wrote this.

Soaring on the coast. Ronald had his best flight ever in. And loved it. Jessie had one of her first flights in without instructing. Great.

I do guide for club pilots with hours in, Ronald and Jessie are just qualified though. But ... I am happy to help just qualified pilots with a drive to learn, to get better at the sport. And I felt, sensed and saw that Ronald is eager to get better. So hey, why not give him a helping hand, guide him into a flight. So he enjoys it more, so he keeps his drive, keeps the spirit.

He flew for more than an hour in weak conditions. It was not easy, but with some help he managed. Feels good. He flies a Tequila Skywalk.

Down below, his wife Jessie and daughter Davina. Posing.

Old foto of me flying over the orographic clouds at Cabo de Santa Pola. Today there was a pilot flying, but didn't feel good about it. Strong cross wind and lots of white horses in the sea. We left it for another day.

Ronald and family, all helping out with daddy, next time put glider cross wind lots easier to pack. But nothing else to do anyway. Because strong gusty and corss.

At the coast strong in very short time. But inland was flyable. Tricky for less experienced pilots though. Winds cross, gusty and strong. That's why Ronald stayed on the ground. Safety first, lets build up some airtime before.

Hondon Norte as a surprise. Late afternoon, got some flying in. After a long wait at the coast, where the weather forecast was never met.

See you later Joel and Marc, vive la Belgique !

We took it easy to day on Xmas day. Lots of sun as you can see, unbelievable temperatures, 22 degrees at San Juan Playa Alicante.

Ronald and family took a day off and went for a trip, relaxed. Joel and Marc only called late, had a typical Alicante fiesta night I guess.

No worries, some were flying inland, we took it easy.

We flew at El cid and Palomaret today. At the coast we could have been soaring as well, but we decided to see some sun. And that was inland.

Ronald, Jessie and Davina arrived, and were happy to see the yellow thing in the sky, which as belgians don't very often have the chance to meet these months.

Joel flew his favourite site El cid, Marc joining.

Below, the darker clouds from the coast coming in.

Peace to yo all

I took this photo when we were having a beer tonight. Older men playing dominoes, having a good time with friends. When I asked them if they wouldn't mind me taking a foto, the guy on the right said : " No, as long as you put it on the internet, and add the words 'chicos buscan chicas' . Which means 'boys looking for girls' . Authentic, I swear. I pissed my pants.

Now back to the flying. Well those foto's tell a story don't they. Lovely day again. Tandem flights included. Just us and a handfull of local pilots. So much better than the sunday Time Square traffic. Relaxed flying.

I like the foto in the middle, U2 ? It is Marcus german pilot with his Ozone Vulcan.

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We always complain don't we ? For paragliding pilots the weather is never 100 % good.

Not even when temperature reaches 20 degrees on the 22nd of december. Not even when the sky cannot be more clearer.

Yes that's how our sky looked like today. Flying inland again. Low inversion, but still giving us time to practice. It wasn't easy. Only better pilots could stay up and topland.

I wished everybody flew, but now was the time to practice the flat turns, the weightshifting in the harnass.

When it is easy everybody stays up, when it is weak, skills come in.

Also take offs were worth watching, you could easily pick out the one who have the hands.

the end of the day, getting the glider off the windsock ....
always winds dying off just before the sun goes down, and then catabatic.
but many have such a passion to fly, they want to squeeze everything out of the day,
like Jan, who left this morning, every second he wants to be in the air,
never a landing in between, always such a big smile on his face, his helmet almost falling off,
see you again Jan !
Today was not as good as yesterday, but the atmosphere, the comradship on the hill made everything worthwile, super.


Are you sure its your first one ?

All of us. Flying at El cid this morning, superb views. Later good old Palomaret, where it was as if summer arrived. Carving the air for hours. As long as you pleased enjoying the smooth winter thermals. Superb day, already forgotten the bad spell we left behind.

The sun really means so much don't it, it welcomes you in the morning, it warms you, it serves you thermals in the afternoon, and the sunsets you cannot believe how beautiful they are, and this in winter. Loving it, see you all soon.

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Yes sir, back to normal. Very nice temperatures again, blue sky, our friend the sun was embracing us again. Fantastic, didn't feel like Xmas was near. It felt far away.

We flew at Peña Rubia. At last we had our wings out, and played. Weather is getting lovely now again. Just the way we want it.

Huge walks, 16 km walks on the hills. Up and down, along canyons, dry canyons this is. Steep climbs, all you want. Knackered. Just burning some energy off, because we knew flying was out of the question again today.

Mañana.

Weather is getting better. Soon we will be flying again. And it should be good. Cold air that hit us, should give us high cloudbases. A little bit more patience and you'll read all about it.

While the XC distance record was broke, now on 507 km and in south africa, we were just hoping for the winds to die off.