I took a rather earlier flight than usual, and the sky was clear, so I had a fabulous view out of the window of the plane.
We flew just north of Mersea Island, and I was on the starboard side. Odd to see a place I'm somewhat familiar with from such a radical angle.
We were too far north to see much of London. I spotted Canary Wharf, and i think I spotted Tower Bridge. But that was about it.
Good view of the Channel, too. My God, it's like the M25 down there! Well, OK, perhaps not that bad, but those ships are a lot harder to stop, and a lot harder to steer. I'm surprised that there aren't more collisions.
Posted to On the road by Simon Brunning at June 10, 2003 03:27 PMIt's bizarre isn't it, I've had that sort of view flying from Stansted to Frankfurt, turning familiar territory into a Legoland type view.
I spent ages slogging up the M2, M25, and M11 only to fly back across Essex, down the Thames Estuary and almost pass straight over the top of my house. It seems like a great waste of effort, if only I had a long ladder so I could just get on a passing flight...
Posted by: Jim Hughes on June 11, 2003 09:09 AM