What we did at the weekend

[lnr]

Last weekend we were up north again for two occasions.

On Saturday there was a big family bash to celebrate:

• Grandma and Grandad's Diamond Wedding Anniversay
• Uncle Bob having married Carolyn at New Year in New Zealand
• Bob's son (and hence my cousin) Alistair's engagement to Cath

There was lots of nice food and drink, we decorated the village hall with lots of helium balloons, and there was a ceilidh band and much bad dancing was had by all (although I have to say if it weren't for the Blair clan they'd have had trouble finding enough dancers!). It was really good fun.

And then on Sunday we did this:

That's Mike taxi-ing back from the runway after our flight up to York and back, and me in the passenger seat behind him. It was brilliant, and the weather was just about perfect, so we had fabulous views from 1500 feet, and it was great to look down and be able to point out the minster and the city walls and so on. Fab.

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[martling.livejournal.com]

fabulous views from 1500 feet, and it was great to look down and be able to point out the minster and the city walls

Been there! (http://martling.livejournal.com/9872.html) Nice view indeed. :-)

[crazyscot.livejournal.com]

*nods appreciatively* I must head up that way some time ...

[lnr]

I notice you took a picture of Drax. Dead easy to navigate by powerstation up there. My dad flies from Sherburn, which is conveniently right by Ferrybridge.

I think your day was very slightly hazier than ours, though we sadly failed to take a camera up with us!

Em and John (John flying) went off towards the Humber Bridge instead, since they had a different instructor flying with them and they live over that way anyway.

[jiggery-pokery.livejournal.com]

Dead easy to navigate by powerstation up there.

*giggles politely* You may also be able to spot protestors removing coal from the trains (http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/node/41).

I am highly jealous of your private flight and hope you have many more happy journeys and safe landings!

[lnr]

Oh dur, and if you're gliding and starting at Sutton Bank you must have been flying from the airfield just above the white horse? Lovely walks around there too :-)

[martling.livejournal.com]

That's the one. I've had many nice flights from there. Launching off the edge is quite an experience - zero to a thousand feet altitude in not very long at all.