It was strange to fly in close proximity this weekend to the monument which dominates the area close to the Washington Kite Festival event which I first attended individually in about 1987.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penshaw_Monument

The local road system presents the monument from many directions and so it can be confusing as an outsider to know one's actual position within the local geography.

Two days of gentle weather is sufficient to develop the BDGs mentioned elsewhere.

I hope that more fliers will take on the mantle of light wind flying.

Felix