Collegiates, Day 2 (Wednesday)

8:50 am: Good morning everyone! It's a gloomy morning here at Spaceland, unfortunately. Last night's low clouds and rain are still here, and I hope our tent campers managed to stay dry through the showers.

As you might guess, we're on a weather hold. Competitors, please check in at the drop zone at 10 a.m. for a weather update. Phoning in is fine; call manifest at 281-369-3337.

10 am: Weather hold update: We're still on hold. Competitors, please check back in at 1 pm.

Booo...

1:10 pm: Weather hold has been extended, competitors please check back in at 2:30 pm. It's looking brighter out there and we are hoping to get full altitude by the end of the day, so stand by!

2:30 pm: Bummer... competitors have been released until tomorrow. Same schedule, 7:45 a.m. 15-min. call for 8 a.m. takeoff. We've got all the dives from the USPA Nationals in October running on DZTV all day if you want to hang out and watch some skydiving, though!

4:25 pm: There's still no jumping going on, but you know how skydivers are... when we're weathered out is when it can get pretty interesting! Here's a few photos of what's been going on around here:

Now that's core and balance training.

This appears to be a variety of headball, with all participants standing on bowling balls to play...

The good news is that the weather forecast looks MUCH better for tomorrow. AeroWeather is calling for 4-knot winds and a broken layer at 25,000 feet around 9 a.m.--here's hoping the forecast is right for once!