Day 7 Leg 4 Lands End to Sowley, going home!

Polpero

The last leg, once more with strong winds but 60 mile visibility meant seeing from the Lizard to Start Point with so many familiar harbours to choose from. Falmouth, Fowey, Polperro, Looe and Salcombe were all in view and the prospect of Poole Harbour, Bournemouth Bay and the Solent was somethingth at this stage that we were all waiting for.Falmouth

Plymouth

Hurst Castle and the Solent

Day 7 Leg 3 To Lands End via South Wales and the North Coast of Devon and Cornwall

After take off it was important to fly over St David’s Head!! by St Bride’s Bay, which suddenly brought serious sunshine to the coast and to our faces. Pendine Sands (the site of past land speed records) on to Swansea, Porthcawl and then across the Bristol Channel to Minehead saw some of the best weather of our whole adventure, with Lynmouth, Ilfracombe, Tintagel, Port Isaac (home of Doc Martin, not the boots) and St Ives to mention only a few. Then it was a circle around The Longships Light House, before descending at Lands End Airport.

Longships Lighthouse Lands End

Day 7 Leg 2 Caernarfon to Aberporth, and Welsh hospitality

Rounding the Lleyn Peninsular we were now in sight of the holiday destinations of Abersoch, Pwillheli (pronounced ********) Porthmadog and then the famous village of Portmeiron (where no prisoners were taken!). The coast of Cardigan bay added further jewels to our photographic collection whilst the reception at West Wales Airport was excellent where we were given coffee, biscuits, cakes and an update on weather and air traffic conditions.

Porthmadog and Portmeiron and Barmouth

Day 7 Leg 1 Anglesey to Caernarfon

Menai Straits and Caernarfon Castle

After a promise of unbroken skies, initial rain and cloud was disappointing but taking off from the hotel Beaumaris, Bangor and the Menai Strait saw a brighter day in prospect. The instructions for landing at Caernarfon Airport stated that in the interest of noise abatement we should not fly above caravans at less than 1000ft! At the end of the runway was a holiday caravan park!! When questioned, the Air Traffic Controller ‘confirmed that they were not on the runway!!!