Let's Get Out of the Heat

With 5 days of flying in the logbook, the contest management felt we needed a rest day.  After Victoria covered all the things that we could do around the city, some took off to visit them.  Team 98 had a chore to accomplish fixing a broken wing extension support in the trailer early.  There were still a few pilots working on their glider to fix some bugs but most everyone was sleeping in. 

A number of folks went out to Chalk Buff Park to sit in the river (too low to go tubing) and take in the local color.  Bif Huss, Fernando Silva, Jim Frantz, Shian (Fernando’s crew), Rick and Melissa Indrebo, Mark Keene and Colin the ground crew guy who is an Olympic diver hopeful all spent the day there.  The park is actually really nice.  They have cabins for rent, a picnic area and a river that is very cold with smooth river rock on the bottom.  The locals were very nice, sharing shade and stories to the glider pilots and crew. I did not get any stories from the Ox Ranch (hog hunting by helicopter) or the tank driving experience.  I’ll check with the pilots tomorrow to see if there were any other great adventures. 

Team 98 had dinner with Kerry Huffstutler, her daughter-in-law Julia and Team 89 (Rick and Melissa Indrebo).  A nice bottle of wine was provided by Pete in his loft Airbnb in downtown Uvalde.  It was nice to be around glider people that were not sweaty, fresh from a 5 hour flight.  Some would say it was very civilized.  Dinner was at Lunkers Grill and Bar.  I do not think I would recommend this restaurant.

Tonight, is a beautiful night as you can see from the photo on the SSA’s Facebook page.  Tomorrow we will be back again in the air.  The 18 meter class is very tight and the finish will be exciting.

Good Night,

Rich
Team 98 Backseater