Coincidentally I also had my first trial flight with Alouette just under two years ago - although in a Tomahawk rather than a Cessna 172. They flew me to overhead Farnham and back - I think Thames Estuary or Kent were the other alternatives.
I passed my PPL in Sept last year and am going on 100 hours. Learning to fly is great, but I must admit that sometimes during those seemingly endless circuits....