Flugtag

The 1st Red Bull Flugtag (flying day) in Dubai was held today at Creekside Park. It was a splendid day out for all the family, as they say. The idea is that teams of lunatics design and build a human-powered flying machine and then throw it and themselves into the Creek. Very entertaining it is.

We were rooting for a team called Woof (because BetterArf knows the pilot), but regrettably after a long delay it got itself tangled up at the end of the runway, and only managed to 'fly' one metre. Ah well, there's always next year...

We haven't been in Creekside Park since Offspring was about 12, so I'd forgotten how lush it is. It was also packed with people - apart from the many thousands watching the Flugtag, there were loads of other folks enjoying a picnic, playing games and just generally chilling out on a perfect Friday. Bliss.