still got gliders on my mind >>

normally when I would talk about gliders it would be from a surfing point of view but since yesterdays post and the comment from dan (www.danfear.co.uk). I have been searching for the north pacific products inc. logo. I remember it as being blue with white text though it could have been red. seems the company was bought out in the late 70's and doesn't seem to exist though I haven't found out much more. though the actual glider I mentioned yesterday is not pictured amongst the ones pictured it was similar. (though I think the fuselage was made from a yellow [or blue] foam) funny how something so simple has got me on a search.

have a good bank holiday weekend, back on tuesday.

not sure why? been thinking gliders?

I am not really sure why, perhaps it is because the last 3 days have been very busy. even with a little tension as well as emotion for me. but today as I sat down and relaxed I remembered a day in the early summer some 30 years ago when I was at the beach on a very sunny day, not more than a mile from where I now live. playing as a teenager with a model glider from a company based in bend, oregon, USA. I can't remember the name of the manufacturer (I would be more than happy if someone could add a comment if they know of a model plane maker from there). any way I managed to get the smallish glider in to a rising thermal, just with a lucky throw. the glider then circled above the beach with a probably more than a hundred people watching. it stayed airborne for more than 20 minutes before it disappeared out to sea never to be seen again. I remember in my glorious naivety thinking that I must have broken a world record. I even asked strangers to give me written statements to witness that they had seen it happen! I then sent all the information to the company fully expecting them to get back to me with some kind of reward or prize, well they never did. yes I really was that naive. any way it is funny how things disappear from ones thoughts only to return at the strangest times.

the pictures have no relation to the story. I just liked them!!