London, England

destination

London

I landed at around 8 in the morning, local time, after flying through the night, and I was EXHAUSTED! Part of me didn’t want to sleep because I knew it would be hard for me to want to get up after, but I thought I should at least try to get an hour or two. (One of the hardest parts for flight crews is the shift work and the time changes!) I didn’t end up sleeping and arranged to meet up with my friend. He teaches gliding at Kent Gliding Club and we had talked about going gliding (I had never been!)

Challock, England

destination • experience

Kent Gliding Club Ltd

Gliding is obviously so dependent on the weather so I kept saying oh no it’s DEFINITELY too cloudy (in reality it was a beautiful day but I was coming up with excuses to go because I was scared!) I think he could sense my hesitation so we just decided to go into London and explore the city. Then, at the last minute, I thought, you know what, when will I ever have this opportunity again! So off to the gliding club we went! When we got to about 3000 feet my friend said ok you see that little yellow knob by your leg can you pull that to release us from the plane. I was like ummm no I’m quite content being dragged by this little plane thank you very much! Reluctantly I pulled it and then it became very quiet and then we were gliding! We flew around a little bit as he showed me some of the sights and I thought this isn’t so bad!

Bodiam, England

destination • experience

Bodiam Castle

What an amazing experience! It had turned out to be a beautiful day so we went for a walk around Bodium Castle which was absolutely breathtaking! It was such a stunning setting, complete with a picturesque moat, lots of wildlife and even a hot air balloon

London, England

bar

The Castle Inn

After all the adventuring, we were starving. Lucky for us, there was a quaint little restaurant/hotel, The Castle Inn, right across the street! I settled on a traditional English dinner of fish and chips and of course some red wine to toast my bravery!