The forecast is good...but the wx in Le Touquet is crap. This is unfair, as it's lovely just about everywhere else. We go down to the airport, and hang about until around midday. A few people fly in, and it sounds as though the weather over the channel is improving. We have lunch, and manage to get away soon afterwards; it's fairly murky, but flyable. It clears once we reach Dover, and gradually improves as we head north - we're heading for Southend to refuel and clear customs. Southend is big but really friendly; we have a a snack, then set out for Wellesbourne. I have planned to drop B off there, then spend the night with a friend, as I don't want to get back late to Sleap and have to wrestle KF into position and tie her down etc when I'm tired. However, when we get to Wellesbourne I change my plans. It's a lovely evening, but the TAF for Birmingham for Thursday morning is giving a 1400 ft cloudbase and rain. I decide I'd rather fly back in good weather, even though I'm tired, than dodge low cloud over the hills in the morning, so I set off for Sleap. It's a lovely flight on a sunny evening, though it seems to take ages in a strong headwind. But I land safely, put KF to bed, and drive home.
And I wanna do it all again! Except next time, we'll just fly where our whims and the weather take us, not try to get anywhere definite, and it'll be a lot easier. And despite the hassles of French airspace...I think the south of France is beckoning for next year.
