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Today must have been one of the best days of gliding ever
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Cumulus clouds everywhere
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Ok, maybe not right here, close to Mt Cook
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But pretty much everywhere else, that’s Lake Tekapo in the distance
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What a spectacular scenery!
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There’s just enough room between the clouds to fly through
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Crossing Lake Tekapo to the east, Lake Pukaki in the distance
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Easterly creeping in
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Two Thumb Range
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Cloudy Peak Range
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And then I noticed this beauty!
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To me it looks like a sad (tired?) looking puma
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To make today’s flight a little longer I ended with another quick out and return to Lake Sumner under this street of clouds
A litle video of today, including flying past Mt Arrowsmith