An extraordinary day with climbs early in the day to 4000m and a light NW wind.  These are some of the names and distances.  Nigel 181km, Stuart 174km, Bart 139km, Tim and Steve  212.9, Marc 213.9km, Mishal 126km,  David 66km.

However, due to the tremendous thermic conditions it was exceptionally difficult to keep below 2900m in the NOTAM area, and unfortunately, without exception we all infringed airspace at some time or other during the flight!

On such  days we should not really enter , but detour to the North or do an out and return!