Saturday, October 01, 2022 – La Guancha in Ponce, Mosquitoes and more Mosquitoes…

Changing the location a bit, this time we decided to go to La Guancha in Ponce. We haven’t visited the area for some time, and this time we took advantage of SSE wind forecasts to enjoy this part of the island. Or at least that was the idea…😟

Pilots and Family of Team Kamikazes present…

Edgardo Rivera and his wife Wilnelia
Alex Disla, his wife Keyla and Father Juan
Omar Colon
Luis Ruiz
Abner Ramos
Wilfredo “Billy” Aviles

The plans vs. Mosquitoes…

When we arrived, we parked in front of the area that was used as access to the beach and for Beach Volleyball. But unexpectedly, a huge swarm of mosquitoes approached us all. We had gone prepared for the sun, with sunscreens, but we never imagined the odyssey we had to live to fight mosquitoes.

They hit each one as we walked the area, and they would rather die than stop biting you. We moved to different areas of the place and they were everywhere…😨

The weather was pretty good, and we decided to go flying. At least flying they wouldn’t stick. Instructor Luis Ruiz had coordinated a last minute Demo flight with Jeysee Esteves, a native of Anasco, who was repeating his adventure, and arrive early and ready with camera on hand. The fly was good, and here is a Video prepared by Jeysee of his adventure.

The action…

Together with Luis and Jeysee, Edgardo and Omar also Take Off to fly. They managed to get out in light winds that dominated the morning. Alex Disla, however, preferred a take-off area a little further away from the mosquitoes and posterior attempts to take off by the Front Launch method were unsuccessful. In turn, Abner managed to get out, but a miscalculation, in part due to his lack of experience in restricted space, caused him to fly directly to some bushes and damage his propeller and with it his flight plans 😒. Billy, the local pilot, as always came to support. We hope one day to have him in the air with the rest of the pilots.

Resume of the flying Activities. Video by Edgardo Rivera.

At noon, and despite the fact that the conditions were good enough to fly, we decided to leave the place. We had lunch as a group and with this we finished the official activities of the day.

Observations…

It’s a shame that La Guancha in Ponce has lost its shine. Everything was different after Hurricane Maria about 5 years ago. Then came the earthquakes a year ago, and now Hurricane Fiona, and with it the mosquitoes. The place looked deserted and sad, and has been that way for the past 5 years.

Even so, we hope for its recovery and with this we will once again enjoy its beauties that now seem forgotten 🙏.

Photos…

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