Todays plan was to fly to Prievidza in Slovakia, backup was Opole, Bielsko. I needed to wash clothes, get a hair cut and buy a short trouses... all this is easily possible in Prievidza. 280km seemed to be all right. Clounds started early over Riesengebirge, at 10:00. I started at 12:45, because I wanted to cross the bad thermal area between Ostrava and Brno in the time of tje highest cloud base amd best weather. At 12; :00 there were 34ºC. But first I had to buy oel for my engine, yesterday I had to use it a lot. Fortunately the Vrchlabi mechnics shop people were very kind and drove me 2km into the city to buy the right type at a car shop. The gas stations only offer "Garden oel", which does not meet the specification from SOLO. When arriving in Prievidza, Robko from the restaurant asked me, if I will stay for 5 weeks again :-) ... but unlike in spring I planed only to stay for one night.
Refill of patrol and oel in the morning, the bucket was provided by the local mechanics...
Taking a shower... due to the heat using the real showers was not necessary
Had to stop circling at FL95 because of airspace...
34 degree on the ground and I was sometimes flying in the rain...
I was afraid of this bad thermal area (see www. glidinghotspots.eu)
5 minutes after taking this picture I flew towards this city (Olomouc) and found a lift under the right cloud...
Arrival in Prievidza... since 2006 I come here every year... this time was the first without complaing about the highway Praha - Brno :-)
Bojnice Castle
Travelbyglider.eu includes the item ^Washing mashine available^... I used the opportunity... also got a hair cut and went shopping in the city
Kapustniza... great soup
