It is now Wednesday 25, six days into this journey. It started out as a bit of a road trip - sleeping over on the Hahnweide and visiting Schemp Hirth in action (quite a few DUSE in production - that is jet sustainers). Then on to the English Garden (yes, there is one) and it is an important part of Munich. A wonderful time, inlcluding watching the Eurocup with thousands of others in the open. A visit, but no beer at the worldfamouns beergarden (we drank the beer elsewhere, and hopefully the SPOT tracks will disappear with time.
Then a LONG drive down to Rieti - with a rush to watch the next match (we made it, but by then Ulf was already suffering from a cold which would last the next few days, and become more serious - not a nice condition to suffer from in 40C heat.)
Yes, it is as hot as hades and, in the result, the sky is quite stable. We were too late to fly in Monday, so we used the day to set up - we are in a renovated appartement in the old part of Rieti, and the roads are just one way passage ways. So we leave the transport on the airfield and commute using bicycles - Ulf and i are now also getting good at managing the chaos on Italian roads.
On Tuesday i had a flight, somewhat last on the grid, and the conditions stable and difficult. But all the systems are working and we march on to Wednesday (today). Very inverted and we forego the opportunity to launch (I think only two or so launched). It is really HOT.
Tonite Germany plays Turkey (and Ulf has a great interest in the outcome).
I think that Andrew and Janine arrives tomorrow.
The forecast is still for stable conditions.
Thanks for all the support from back home, it is greatly appreciated.
Sven
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