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Following several successful trips to the Isles of Scilly, it has now become one of our regular and favourite fly-out destinations. Another trip is planned during August 2009
to this unique and beautiful archipelago just 28 miles south west of Land's End on the rugged Cornish coast. We usually stay overnight and return the following afternoon.
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 As there is no aviation fuel available on the islands, the first leg is usually to Perranporth airport to pick up fuel for the return flight. Then on to St Mary’s airport either direct or including an aerial tour around the islands (a choice of 140 islands and islets).
Some of the great photo's taken of the Scilly Isles.
 St Mary's
The five inhabited islands are St Mary's, the largest, Tresco, the second largest with
no cars and subtropical gardens; St Martin's, noted for its beautiful shells;
St Agnes; and Bryher, each island very different from the other.
  Photo's of varying quality from the aircraft !
 St Martins
 Final approach to the Scilly Isles Airport
 Scilly Isles Tower Aircraft at Scilly Airport
 View From the Hotel we usually use
There are a variety of restaurants and cafes across the islands, with local food a prominent feature. Tresco beef, crab, lobster, megrim and sole on most menu’s.   Hughtown St Mary's
 Tresco Sub-tropical Garden
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We've enjoyed several great fly-out to Guernsey and Brittany and plan another trip in September 2009. Flying out of Swansea we usually lunch on Guernsey then fly to Dinard in France to clear customs and then spent one night in beautiful sunny Dinan. Club members have done this trip in February and were very impressed with picturesque Dinan despite the weather. When the trip was done in summer the weather did us proud. On the return leg, we flyout of Dinard, lunching on Jersey, then back home to Swansea. This trip is enjoyed by everyone, and we will certainly be doing this destination many times again.
GUERNSEY
  
Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands, it is approximately nine miles by five miles wide in a
triangular shape covering 24 square miles in area.
One of the first impressions you get is the Island's natural beauty and unique location. With its mild climate Guernsey boasts around 2000 hours of sunshine per year. It features dramtic cliffs, steep wooded valleys running down to the sea, beautiful beaches, quiet rural lanes, and breath taking views.
When it comes to food and drink, you will certainly be spoilt for choice in Guernsey.  The main town of St Peter Port, one of the most picturesque harbour towns you could find, offers a staggering variety of restaurants, brassieres, bistros, cafes and bars.There really is something for everyone, with cuisines ranging from Italian, French, Indian, Chinese and Thai, to cordon bleu menus and local specialities, such as fresh seafood dishes.
 The choice continues throughout the rest of the Island, from rustic resturants to
simpler bar meals, with beautiful views over the coastline.
Onward to DINARD
 OVER FRANCE & DINARD
  APPROACHING DINARD DINARD RUNWAY
Although we will have just a short stop-over in Dinard it has something for everyone: great history, wonderful natural beauty, magnificent villas, Mediterranean gardens, lovely sandy beaches, and miles of seaside promenades amidst flowers and palm trees.
  Then on to our final destination: DINAN
 Dinan Runway
Dinan is perhaps one of the prettiest medieval walled cities in France.
Time seems to have slipped over this town without damaging it.
  It’s half timbered houses dating from the 13th and 14th century & almost intact city walls.
  cobbled rambling streets, churches & convent overlooking the river Rance make Dinan
a pleasant place to enjoy the delights of Brittany with artisan shops nestling alongside traditional
Breton restaurants.
  Dinan overlooks the River Rance which has a fine Gothic bridge
Take a walk along the rambling cobbled streets or take the old town tourist
train for an one hour tour.   The Castle houses a small museum of the towns history. The watchtower terrace
allows a panoramic view of the town, Rue de la Cordonnerie is the street of pubs
in the old town, or try one of the café style bars, bistros and creperies that
serve sandwiches, salads, croque-monsiuer, - as well as booze.
  Every restaurant, café, bar or creperie will have its Patrons selection of regional wines
A glass of wine will cost you a couple of Euros, as will a small beer or lager.
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Join us on a one day fly-out to Duxford in Cambridgeshire later in the year. One of the world's most spectacular aviation heritage complexes with acollection of nearly 200 aircraft.
The American Air Museum and a fine collection of military vehicles
There are five hangars which house aircraft, including the legendary Spitfire, Concorde, Lancaster and Vulcan
and the amazing SR-71 Blackbird spy plane which flew on the edge of space. There are fifty working historic
aircraft based here that regularly take to the sky over the museum.
  There are opportunities for visitors to take to the air over Duxford in an elegant 1930's biplane airliner,
no booking required.
 Duxford is one of the largest centres for aircraft restoration in the world, visitors can watch this important
and skilled work in progress close up.
 Duxford has a fascinating American Air Museum with a fine collection of historic American combat aircraft including the B-17 Flying Fortress, B52 Strato fortress Cold War aircraft, SR-17 Blackbird and B-24 Liberator.
 There is also a Land Warfare Hall with a collection of 100 tanks, military vehicles and artillery in a series of
authentic battlefield scenes, and a Naval Collection with a fascinating range of exhibits from midget submarines
to naval helicopters.Special exhibitions including the Normandy Experience. The Battle of
Britain Exhibition looks at the people and machines involved in the Battle of Britain and the Blitz of 1940-1941.
 A former Second World War RAF and USAF base, Duxford has many original buildings such as the Control Tower
and hangars which are still in use.
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