Given my previous post – how could I not reblog this… (Castles AND aircraft AND my wonderful wife).
With a different hat on, I fly light aircraft, but even when committing aviation I’ll take any opportunity I can to fly over a castle. An aerial view gives a completely different perspective, and from the sky you can truly appreciate the impact these medieval masterpieces would have had on the people living anywhere near them. It’s a wonderful way to enjoy them, and you get to beat up some clouds too!
Aslan, my trusty steed!
I thought it would be fun to fly over a castle and then follow it up with a ground visit at the weekend ꟷ which is exactly what I’ll be doing for the final leg of my Big Castle Wander this summer ꟷ and today just such an opportunity arose. So with decent weather forecast I headed to Enstone airfield and my trusty steed, G-AZLN, otherwise known as Aslan.
Goodrich Castle is one of…
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Thanks for sharing! I will go give it a read — looking forward to the next adventure as always!
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Thanks Tyson. To be honest I’m suffering from a bit of writers block at the moment – I’m hoping it’ll clear soon.
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What a way to visit a castle! Marvellous!
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Thanks Don!
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Is your header photo ‘The Horns’ on the way to the PYG track on Snowdon from the road leading down from Llanberis Pass to Llyn Gwynant?
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Hi and thanks for stopping by. um… can I say probably. It IS the Snowdon Range and there is a track up there in front of the car that we’ve walked that goes from the Hostel to an old mining building (and beyond) up in the mountains. The car park we’re parked in is the one you get to if you drive over the Pen-y-pass from Llanberis and then turn right to go down into Beddgelert.
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I always think it’s quite a drop off that carpark when you look over the railings – puts me off sleeping there in the car anyway!
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lol! I can safely say it’s never occurred to me to TRY and sleep in the car in that car park 😀 Ratty’s too small for one thing! But yes it is very steep… Fantastic view though!
Alli say’s hi – hope the hip is healing well 😀
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It’s healing great – I was 3 days running in the Lakes hills the other day and felt fine – so tell her thanks 🙂
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Hi Carol, I’ve hijacked Stuart’s blog to say I think you’re amazing! You’re doing incredibly well and I’ve got so much admiration for you. Looking forward to hearing all about your 3 days running in the Lakes… wow! Please do a post about it… 🙂
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I will but, as I’m on film, I’ve got to wait a couple of weeks for my 4 films back!
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Excellent – another thing I admire you for! Stuart shoots film too, so we know all about the wait, but it’s worth it. Looking forward to hearing all about it, and seeing your fab photos. 🙂
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I hope they come out fab
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Stuart again… just out of interest, what type of camera are you using?
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Good question – I used to know what model but I’ve now forgotten as I’ve had it so many years. It’s an old Zenith manual SLR anyway
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actually, think it’s a Zenit11
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Wow! That’s cool (just googled it). It looks very much like the old Zenit E I used to have – it was a great little camera before it ate it’s own shutter. Do you take all of your blog pictures with it?
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most – I mark which are Richard’s digi photos or if I take any with my digi camera (which I rarely use)
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I’m impressed – the pictures on your blog are great!
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Why thank you 🙂
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I love that you named your plane Aslan. Great picture too!
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I wish it was ours – but alas it’s just a rental that my wife flies on a regular basis. She is however rather attached to it, partly because we used to have a wonderful cat called Aslan and partly because its a cool plane.
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That’s a shame. But I love the name and I love how content she looks.
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