A Glider at North Shore!

On a trip down to North Shore yesterday afternoon for some Avgas, I didn't expect much action but I was gobsmacked to see a glider on the airfield.  I have never seen a glider there in all my visits:

The Glaser Dirks DG300 Elan ZK-GCB2 (c/n 3E-3) had made an outlanding at North Shore, not being able to make it back to Whenuapai after a cross country flight up North.

Of course I went to take a closer look, and while a was there the Eagle 150 ZK-XAB landed and taxied past making a nice contrast of fibreglass flying machines.

And another nice surprise was Stan Smith's DH Dragon ZK-AXI arriving, from the Warbirds event at Ardmore I guess.  Unfortunately it was into the afternoon sun.

Then the sun came out for a nicer photo.  The DG300 has been owned by K S Jasica of Orewa since 9/3/23.  He was planning an aerotow back to Hobsonville but I couldn't wait for that as the Australian Grand Prix was beckoning.