Wednesday PM:
Wind was again the issue of the day. The Race Director called a two part task (Pilot Declared Goal via loggers and a Hesitation Waltz) with a common launch at the CPL. Wind was rolling at 8-12 knots with gusts to 17. After a lots of pibals, questions as to what goal to pick, and the watching of the many kites in the air, the two hour wait finally came to an end as the black flag was put up to cancel the flight.
The Race Director event took time to play a little soccer (football) with the local Brazilian teams.
Following the cancellation, Team USA all met a restaurant/bar for a little socialization. This was an excellent place that actually had menus written in English and waiters who spoke it as well (kind of). Best of all, they even had HAMBURGERS on the menu! While there, we all got the word that the morning briefing was cancelled due to the forecast of wind and rain in the area. That is when the night got interesting.
After a short stop at the Competition Center (the only place with reliable internet) to watch Mark Clegg's last broadcast as anchor of the evening news in KC (good luck Mark on your new endeavor), Team USA headed back to the Team Hotel's rooftop porch for a little home made Caipirinha's made out of the case of Velho Barreiro that was given to us by Anderson, the gentleman who organized crew and vehicles for us. This is where things got interesting. All I will say is that a good time was had buy all, minus a couple of cell phones.
As I am writing this, I got word that the Thursday PM briefing is cancelled due to the rain in the area. Hopefully tonight will be a little quieter then last night!
Best English blog of the event, hope you can salvage/procure a suitable communication device and normal service can be resumed!
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like a "Caipirinha front" moved thru last night! Glad you were able to enjoy the weather break, now I hope it is back to flying, and USA continues to move up in the standings.
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