I second everything Tim has said. I dropped in to Omarama for a
couple of days last week and couldn't have met a friendlier bunch. I
even got a flight in what might have been the only two-hour soarable
window in the last week. The site really is as spectacular as
everyone says it is and the soaring can be challenging.

Tim is being modest and is one of the best qualified from the USA to
fly in these mountain conditions, but he does have some stiff
competition.

New Zealand weather is a new one for me, but it looks as if the
present bunch of moisture should clear to give them a few days
racing. I'll be checking the Internet as well as looking for any
local TV coverage and I encourage everyone else to follow along.

Mike