I’m at Cootamundra for the gliding club’s annual camp. It’s supposed to be hot and sunny out here with brilliant thermals, but it’s not!
Yesterday I arrived before noon and managed to get a flight with an instructor to check out the local area. I managed an enjoyable hour of soaring under grey cloud cover and learned the local landmarks and runway layout.
Today was grey cloud and rainy almost all day. Three of us drove an hour west to Temora and visited the aviation museum there. I’ve been lots of times and seen some brilliant air displays there, but it’s always nice to see the planes again.
It’s a bit strange seeing the sign for Tom Moon Avenue. Tom, my old aerobatics mentor and buddy, is no longer with us, sadly. He helped found the museum and lives on in some of their videos, talking about the historic aircraft he used to fly there.
Evening meal was at the Cootamundra rissole, Sunday roast with plenty of gravy. Yum!
