312km racing task today. We are under the influence of a high and southerly winds and blue - all very bad. I counted around 50 gliders in 2 contra-rotating thermals at the start. My mistake again today was not going out with the gaggles, despite telling myself to. Suffice to say i had a pretty awful day in crappy lift on my own and suffered the consequences. Had a wonderful view of the Danube at the last turnpoint and took a thermal over an industrial town that spewed smoke into the air. I was nearly nauseous from the smell, but I needed the thermal. Environmental controls have not yet made it to Hungary - the whole town was covered in a brown dust from the smoke stacks.
The Germans and French are team flying and are so professional. Many pilots are full time glider pilots.
Jenny
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