A few weeks ago when I was visiting France (JN24XM) the conditions where very poor. The only excitement was a few sporadic e’s on 10m.

Last night I was sitting around in the shack. Conditions where pretty good all day. But later that evening they were really picking up. Without much trouble I’ve worked 2 South America stations: NP3XF (Puerto Rico) and YV5OHM (Venezuela).
The cluster keeps coming up with all great spots. It was a really nice to enjoy it.

Just a few minutes after twelve I was able to pull myself out of the shack and into bed. With a big smile on my face!