03/02/15
Didn't quite make a 100k but did have a lovely flight in the late morning, then a little cross country flight in the afternoon. Didn't choose a good route (there was only 2 other pilots today so no one to follow!) and got a bit stuck behind the first foothills on the edge of the valley. Led to an interesting slope landing...
Think i managed about 15kms which took me 3 hours to get back from.
05/02/15
Didn't quite make a 100k but did have a lovely flight in the late morning, then a little cross country flight in the afternoon. Didn't choose a good route (there was only 2 other pilots today so no one to follow!) and got a bit stuck behind the first foothills on the edge of the valley. Led to an interesting slope landing...
Think i managed about 15kms which took me 3 hours to get back from.
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| Valle de Cauca |
Yesterday promised alot but was ultimately disappointing (the weather not my flying!) and today was overcast so no flying at all. Had a wander round Cartago (the nearest big town) and even went to the cinema. "El Francotirador" turned out to be "American Sniper". It was quite a big cinema and I was the only one in there. Slightly bizarre, watching Americans shoot Iraqis. On your own. In Colombia.
Some general observations:
The busy / touristy areas in the cities are swarming with adolescent police officers. Must be part of the training program for new policemen. Nobody looks over 23. The few older policemen I have seen look a lot more serious...
The food: Scots rejoice, nearly everything is deep fried! Other than deep fried empinadas, the staple is (surprisingly) meat, rice, beans and plantain.
Mullets are in. And it seems they get bigger the further south you go.
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