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I took off as the first pilot, waiting for the others, climbing
out together and crossing the canyon plateau at the luxurious height of 1200m,
about 600m above ground. Always a relief when it worked! Flying over to the next
plateau at Lagoa Nova, the next big step, was not easy.

I was glad that Thalis and Marcelinho were with me, even though Thalis makes
strange choices about his flying route sometimes. "Left, left!" he yelled into
the radio. Ok, there was one cloud. But then? He didn't know, and didn't think
about the next step.

Marcelinho found a strong lift, and we skyrocketed up to 1800m already. After
that, I decided to go to some good looking clouds on the other side of the
plateau, while the guys preferred another way. But we met again anyway, which
was great. Until Apodi we flew together, but then the guys dropped me, as I
missed one good climb and had to wait for another one to pick me up.

Oh well, another 3 hours of thermals, with 150 unknown km ahead of me. I will
try my best! The landscape got a bit greener at times, but still hills. Luckily
a few clouds left on my way, so I could head on.

About 30km before my goal, I realized that with the tailwind I could really make
it on a last, big glide! When I finally arrived in Juatama, I could not believe
it! Almost 9 hours of flying, my longest flight ever. After all the hardship of
the three weeks before this day, I really made my goal on the last possible day!