After a summery March with plenty of flying, bad weather has kept me grounded in St Andre for all of April (though I did sneak a flight in a visit to the States). April has just been very, very windy. The jetstream has been over France for the last 10 days or so, giving strong, gusty winds. Flying is out, cycling has rarely been feasible and even hiking can be challenging.
April has also brought some cold weather and much needed rain (after a very dry winter). All of this looks very spring-like and scenic, with green fields in the valleys and snow back on the mountains. Some days look great for XC, until you look at the shadows of puffy clouds racing across the landscape.
Normally, I don't mind at all missing a day or two's flying due to bad weather - there are plenty of other things to do and it doesn't last long. But this has gone on far too long. There's a weather system that will move through in the next 2 or 3 days and it might just be flyable after that. Fingers crossed...
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