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As Mr and Mrs Glossop had made the effort to join us at our
Provencale home, the least we could do was to offer them each a flight. First
up was John, eager for the opportunity to tell me where I was going wrong. A
tow to Trainon got us started, though it took maybe an hour or so of hacking
up and down Authon and Auribeau before we managed to connect with a real
climb at les Monges. The next one at Oratoire went to 11,000ft, which was
most agreeable.
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We went for a quick dash to the parcours, Morgon and across
the lake to Guillaume for another good climb at the tete de Lucy. Mr G
elected to return via the parcours, where all went very well around the
ridges as far as Cheval Blanc, where some disappointingly weak climbs forced
a slight change of plan for the return to Sisteron. We plotted a route over
la Bigue which offered just enough height for a low dash to Authon, where a
couple of extra beats were enough to get us home.
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The viaduct near Savignes-le-lac
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I felt a bit guilty about cutting short Barbara's
afternoon at the pool, but I soon rose above it and strapped her in the back
for the second trip of the day. John, meanwhile, had gone off for a cold
beer, and possibly a lie down.
The house thermal at Hongrie was now working very well and
a good climb there got us onto pretty much the same route as we had followed
earlier. Guillaume seemed to be working ok, but the tete de Lucy was not
giving us much, which was a sign that it might be time to think of getting
back.
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Barbara checks in
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Over Guillaume
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We found an adequate climb at Guillaume and then, as
Barbara remembered that there was a glass of red wine with her name on it,
we flew straight back down the Gap valley, over Colombis and the western
edges of Montserieux, which often produce lift, or at least reduced sink, as the
afternoon progresses.
A quick exploration of the local ridges was followed by a
landing, a quick change of clothes and an extremely pleasant meal at les
Becs Fins, quite probably the best restaurant in Sisteron town.
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