This morning we spent an hour or so looking around Tarbes before leaving for the airport to depart for Jerez shortly before lunchtime. A weak cold front had moved in overnight giving rather dreek conditions with low cloud and the occasional spot of drizzle. As expected, we picked up a little ice as we climbed to our cruising altitude of FL120 with an overcast above and undercast below. Again, as expected both overcast and undercast slowly cleared as we flew south of the Pyrenees into Spain to reveal snow clad plateau below. By the time we were abeam Madrid, cloud clearance was complete and the landscape began to green up.
As expected ATC began to get busy on handover to Seville with many training aircraft from the commercial flight school at Jerez but no delays on approach and landed in spring like warmth. Handling is now compulsory at Jerez; we had two delightful giggly girls to do this but their knowledge of aircraft fuel and pilot requirements was decidedly skimpy!
Next day was a rest day from flying while we spent the day in Jerez sampling the sherry.
Tarbes to Jerez 553 nm in 4 hours