I totally lucked out. First with Amy and Frazer's fantastic birthday present of a helicopter ride over London and secondly, with the bright blazing sunshine of yesterday (Saturday) when it took place.
I had been meaning to redeem the gift for a while - received last year for my 40th. However, a combination of rubbish weather, missile launchers and no fly zone over London during the Olympics kinda prevented me from doing it sooner.
The photos below speak for themselves. It was an amazing experience!
There was an elderly lady on the same trip. She must have been at least in her 70s and seemed a little scared and nervous as I was. It didn't help we had to fly a little higher up due to air traffic congestion to let a plane fly underneath us but what's a plane between friends?! As I was sat at the front I wasn't able to see her reaction but I'm pretty sure she was loving every second of it as much as I was.
I'm glad I didn't have to wait till I was in my 70s to experience this. Life really is too short.
Thank you so much Amy and Frazer for your wonderful gift. It certainly made me glad to be alive.
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| Waiting to board |
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| My helicopter |
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| Beautiful English countryside |
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| Approaching London |
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| Room with a view - Canary Wharf and Docklands |
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| London 2012 |
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| Battersea Power Station |
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| South London & Craven Cottage (Fulham FC stadium) |
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| Posh golf course (no idea which one) |
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| Me and elderly lady passenger |
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| Somewhere down there is my house - true fact! |
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| The very serious pilot full of concentration |
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| Box Hill, Surrey |
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| Dorking, Surrey |
1 comment:
Great pictures. Glad you enjoyed it
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