brigitte & yves …
we appreciated very much your cosy house, the beautyful garden, the high-class breakfast with fresh picked fruits at your terrace and short distance to the launchfield / hippodrome. thank you for your great hospitality!
gordon bennett race 2015
launch order.
1. USA 2 10. POL 2 2. POL 1 11. SUI 1 3. SUI 2 12. BEL 2 4. BEL 1 13. FRA 1 5. FRA 3 14. GER 3 6. GER 1 15. SUI 3 7.
general briefing …
pic by the FAI / marie-luce destang – thank you! schedule for friday, the launchday: 08:00 loc sandbags to be filled 11:00 loc 2nd and last briefing 11:30 loc site visit 12:00 loc lunchbags 14:00 loc balloons shall be ready for inflation 22:30 loc launch open countries: avoid kaliningrad FIR:
we arrived …
in pau and have dinner in the beautiful historical center with markus.
on our way to pau …
we stopped in ozain to meet friends for dinner and stayed overnight at the wonderful bed – and – breakfast hotel of véronique parey. l’envol. now we are heading down south.
pre-race video by the fai.
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