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Its December and the usual culprits are back
December 15, 2009 Astrid Rao

Its December and the usual culprits are back

 Old friends Stan ( from Dubai) , Chico and Consuelo ( from Italy)  Dag ( from Norway) are back at Native Place for the festive season.  Sammy whom we met in Moustiers Ste Marie France last year is visiting us too.  To add to the excitement  Piku  who has been rarely seen over the last [...]
CP courses on through the week
December 7, 2009 Astrid Rao

CP courses on through the week

Anand, Richard, Ashwin and Kunal shared the flying site with a bunch of Swedish pilots  among others, enjoying great great weather and great flying under Steve and Ravi’s guidance. By the time I got back to Kamshet on the weekend their status had elevated from students to pilots and it was great to hear them [...]
Swedish pilots arrive once more on 26/11
November 27, 2009 Astrid Rao

Swedish pilots arrive once more on 26/11

It was a solemn day for Mumba. People had gadhered  to remember the day in cities all over the country.  As I  quietly watched the emotional gatheings  on TV that night our pilot friends from Sweden  had arrived into Mumbai and begun their  journey from the airport to Kamshet.  Last year too, same date same [...]
Paragliding Training Courses for the Navy
November 15, 2009 Astrid Rao

Paragliding Training Courses for the Navy

 We have been busy the last two weeks training naval cadets and officers from INS Shivaji ( Lonavala) and INS Trata ( Mumbai) The conditions were great,  training went on without a hitch and the students got many flights each. INS Trata students stayed at Native Place and enjoyed not just the training experience  but [...]
Lucky Sunday
November 2, 2009 Astrid Rao

Lucky Sunday

While driving up to Kamshet on Thursday afternoon I scanned the hills in the east. The wind seemed to be bang on and as I approached Tower hill I spotted a few gliders peacefully floating about in the sunshine. As I watched them glide about gracefully in the sky I felt this desperate urge to [...]
The Golden Glades School at Kamshet gets a Library
October 6, 2009 Astrid Rao

The Golden Glades School at Kamshet gets a Library

When Eddy, Rob, Hans, Oskar came on their 3rd flying holiday to Kamshet they landed in Mumbai to find their gliders had missed the flight. Nonetheless they had a good trip and we received a letter from them saying -  “ the four of us feel that we had a fantastic week despite the late [...]
Leap to Freedom – By a peacock soft shell turtle
August 3, 2009 Astrid Rao

Leap to Freedom – By a peacock soft shell turtle

The rescue and release of a peacock soft shell turtle at Native Place Kamshet Last weekend we got to Native Place on Friday evening just after sunset. It was too dark for me to make my usual quick round of the garden but Pushkar had something interesting for us to check out in the reflection [...]
10 days of full on flying at Bir Billing – June 2009
July 3, 2009 Astrid Rao

10 days of full on flying at Bir Billing – June 2009

  This June, Daniel Fernandes accompanied Ravi, Vinya, Bandya and Sandeep on their Bir Billing flying trip. After a day exploring Delhi en route from Mumbai they headed up the mountains further north to cooler climes and peaceful familiar surroundings. It was raining when they got there and after a few days of being holed [...]