Just after 11 am here, and the 600 yards is complete.
Today was much clearer, thank goodness, and perhaps a little cooler. But it is also more humid. What that presages, who knows, but all will be revealed!
[photo - shooting begins and ends with bugle calls]
The range has low hills on the left side, with some vegetation, but on the right it is flat and open, with a lot of construction going on. With the prevailing wind from the right, this brings in a lot of blowing dust ,which has been part of the trouble. At the start today, the wind was slightly from the left, and things were much clearer. During the morning, the wind shifted to the right, but had nothing like the strength of the last few days.Hence, much less difficulty with visibility.
Starting at 600 at 7 am, firing the Pairs/Badge (10 shots) first, the Stages I (7 shots) and II (10 shots) of the Individual, all was done by 0945.
I don't have the scores for the Pairs/Badge, but the individual is developing nicely! HPS so far is 255.
Geoff Grenfell AUS 255.35, Gareth Morris WAL, 254.35, David Calvert NIR 254.28, Petrus Haasbroek RSA 254.28, James Corbett AUS 254.24, and Jim Paton CAN 253.28.
With 15 shots to go at 900 yards tomorrow and 1000 yards on Saturday, much can happen yet.
The air flight situation seems to be easing, so there are fewer worries about getting back to or across Europe.
More soon!
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