France - June 2016

[Choppa]

Well, we had planned on getting down to Cannes but the weather, French air traffic controllers & airspace restrictions for the footy put paid to all that (mainly the weather - thunderstorms in the south).

Anyway, leg 1 was from Blackpool to Lydd...

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...passing close to Tilbury docks...

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...then across the river Thames...

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...looking East at Tilbury...

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One the ground at Lydd, refuelling ready to cross the channel...

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Yours truly, shoehorned into a survival suit with most of my stomach under my chin...

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Arrived in France at Le Touquet...

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Reims cathedral...

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...and, whilst in champagne country, it would be rude not to pay a visit to the champagne caves...

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Almost 1 million bottles of champagne...

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On to Le Mans en route to Jersey...

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On the way home. Just landed at Cherbourg from Jersey...

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Then Cherbourg to Shoreham and on up the country until Tamworth where we are welcomed by this...

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...so we turn back to Coventry for the night. Final approach to Coventry...

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Then, early the following morning, back to Blackpool.

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All in all, well worth the trip. Plenty of local produce was consumed too !!

[Dave]

Some great photos there Choppa, especially the rain cloud and the runway, although I would be concerned about the road below and getting muddle up if you had too much Champagne. It certainly looks like you enjoyed your trip

[Choppa]

That runway was a little too close to the road for my liking !!

A jolly good time was had by the pair of us. Hoping to repeat in September but probably over Western France.