I'm out of the country until August, so you'll just have to imagine how wet and cold it is at Omarama.
Don't forget the webcam and temperature graph on the Glide Omarama website.
It's still quite warm, but it's winter now. Every-one has packed up and the only people around are cleaning up or getting ready for next season.
It has rained for the last few days and been getting colder. There is even fresh snow on the Ohau range. Winter is getting closer.
Ross from Sailplane Services is here doing a few jobs and to transport a glider back to Auckland. ZK-GVQ will be looking fresh and shiny before we see it again. That is the motor Janus that has a long history in this area. It features in the Windborn movie as the glider Gavin and Lucy fly down to Milford.
The big news at Omarama is that Gavin Wills has bought Southern Soaring. No doubt this will be a big change for the commercial operations at Omarama. The deal was finalised earlier this week.
Southern Soaring closed for the winter two weeks ago. Glide Omarama still had a few staff around and have been doing a little flying, but just one or two a day. Now Ash, the towpilot, has finished for the season, so there's no launching available.
Dagmar is busy cleaning up the Kahu Cafe for the winter. A few days and she'll be done and off north for the winter.
Philip Plane
philip@omarama.net