Another wasted day

More or less. We had rain last night and cloudy skies with drizzle this morning. The forecast was that the sky would clear during the day warming up to about 16 degrees Celsius this afternoon. Well it’s done that alright – but work outside is impossible because of the strength of the northerly winds that are now battering us! I’ve battened down the hatches but even so with some of the gusts we’re getting, of around 50-60mph I would estimate, there’s a pretty good chance that the lightweight tarp I’ve used to cover the X-Air’s tail could well end up getting ripped from the way it’s been blowing around. I’ve been passing the time designing a T-hangar for when I eventually get to Galinat, but my time would be better spent getting the aircraft ready to fly, I think.

This is annoying and so frustrating because there’s nothing I can do about it. Yet again, after making a start on the X-Air, work has ground to a halt for several days. I was just about to get the panel out before the bad weather returned, and that was three days ago, since when it’s been impossible to take the covers off again. There’s a possibility that there might be a window tomorrow but I’ll have to wait and see. And as for when I’ll be able to get out to Castillones to see about getting my French licence, well that’s a matter of pure speculation at the moment 🙁

There’s one small consolation. I think that if I’d put up the temporary shelter to work on the X-Air in, these winds would definitely have blown it down. And the wood that I bought to make it with a few weeks ago that’s safely stored in my cave will be just right to use as the frame for the T-hangar when the time comes. Whenever that may be… 😐