Once again an afternoon trip up the hill with the locals: Eduardo the Vet, Pepe Luis the Bull fighter from Salamanca and Juan Antonio, Chef and owner of the Cayetana hotel and the Café Commercial in the square. Pedro, who is recovering from a broken tibia has been doing the driving with Curro his dog.

Almost zero wind at launch as the Cu clouds were casting shadow on the hill dropping the anabatic wind (forecast light SE). First climb off launch to 4100m with another few meters to go to base. A Glide to near the pass, then back along the north side of the Valley to the Salamanca road and the home. The other chaps made successfully for Barco. A line o Cu on the other side of the pass marked the convergence with E on the other side…so the trip over the pass will have to wait.

The photo on the right is the view over the pass and on the left before turning on the leg back home with Piedrahita and the Gredos behind.