Harting, Sunday 8th Aug

 
Harting.
 
Arrived late at 11pm, as Lasham weather guru prdicted thermals wouldnt get going until midday.
By Midday it was just me, one modeller and no wind. Mostly zero, sometimes 2mph, but from any direction, it wasn't looking good (although the sky did!)
I was so confident I would go down I only put a ski vest & thin gloves. No birds, no indicators, took a chance at 1pm and circled to 4000ft, reaching base above the top landing field.
I spent and hour or so going 3 miles here, 4 miles there, but there were obvious routes. Flew back to the coast and played with the sea air (lower clouds at 4000, base now 4600), flew back inland an then west towards Buster & Mercury, finally arriving at the hill west of Mercury faced with a great line but airspace. Moved NE, and then a monumental street appeared, from north of Petersfield to what was probably newbury.....I flew to near Popham (West of Basingstoke), where base exceeded 5500 (could have been 6k, didn't look, eyes peeled for sailplanes) and then back to Harting via a few miles from Midhurst, to land in the 8mph south sea breeze at 4pm. Light clothing is usually a guarantee for getting a thermal, luckily it was just a bit cool at base.    
 
Surprised I was the only one there with such a good sky................
 
Nev