Although it came on late to Peña Negra things soon turned on. I was first over the pass on the tandem with Pepe Luis, a Bullfighter from Salamanca and a local pilot. Graham, Brian, Nigel, Martin and Carolin followed. Carolin and Martin landed soon after the pass, leaving the rest of us to decide what to do on arriving at Avila; carry on or get down to get back for an evening flight for the unfortunates who had landed early. Brian and I landed, and Nigel decided to fly back some way, making excellent progress the to just W of the Bend in the road.
High excitement on the retrieve when on driving down the pass the front wheel of the white van came loose. Pete expertly maintained control, bringing it to the hard shoulder. Poor white van; after a visit to the mechanic last week just a bit of grease was prescribed…..it seems it was something a bit more serious!