how do you fly through a circular rainbow?
MyData,
I've only done it once. I was flying back from Swansea to Shobdon in showery conditions, and suddenly there was this completely circular rainbow right in front of me. And then I flew through it, honestly! It was quite wonderful.
On flying touring with a basic PPL....
One of the things I like is the unexpectedness of it all. Because it's so weather dependent, you never know where you'll end up, and you can't book anything in advance. This meant that on our last trip to France we got stuck in Manston due to thunderstorms, then couldn't cross to Le Touquet till late next day because of fog. So there we were at Le Touquet on a friday night in mid-summer with no hotel booked. And we, who usually stay in cheapish hotels, ended up in the Novotel, on the beach, with one wall that was all window overlooking the sea. Expensive, but quite wonderful. The next night we were in Dinard, and booked our usual 2-star hotel. It turned out to be a tiny place, tucked away in a little alley, way up in the town. As we climbed up to the top floor, Paul said, "Ah well, no sea view tonight". But we had one - right across the rooftops of the whole town to the sea beyond. Different from Le Touquet, and equally nice. The next day we ran away from a cold front heading east by crossing from Cherbourg to Goodwood - commonsense had said previously that we shouldn't do the long crossing in an old aircraft, but the front to the east and bright sunshine in Cherbourg suggested a quick change of plan. We ended up at some air rally at Goodwood, and then a fantastically luxurious (and cheap) B & B nearly.
It doesn't sound that exciting. And somehow, none of it would have been the same if we'd planned it in advance. But I just love the fact that you never know what will happen next. In this predictable world, it's maybe the last great adventure.