We spent the first part of the morning wandering around and buying the odd present for family/friends before setting off for the airport. Phil was flying back to his home base at Biggin Hill and we were going to Elstree to night stop in London and see our children before flying north to Carlisle the following day. Phil soon left us behind but in fair weather, we had a pleasant flight and arrived back in quite Spring like conditions after the inevitable dumping at Detling.
Apart from the two glitches mentioned in this blog, it was a great outing and for me, the first serious long range tour – may there be more! It was also great doing it with a friend and fellow pilot particularly when the glitches happened!
Avignon to Elstree: 583 nm in 3 hours 35 min.