D’you remember that old Peter Paul and Mary song? Well, I’m now ready to go, not to leave tomorrow on a jet plane but on the 1311 hrs intercity train from Brive to Paris Austerlitz. I booked the rail ticket today as well as a room for two nights at the Logis le Grand Terre on la Fert\u00e9 Gaucher aerodrome. Now it’s all dependent on the weather.<\/p>\n
The forecast has played ball all week showing that Thursday will be suitable for local flying around la Fert\u00e9 and Friday for the flight down to Galinat, so it would be bad luck indeed if things changed right at the last minute after I’ve lashed out good money. But that’s how things are where flying is concerned – it doesn’t matter how much you’ve paid out, if the weather doesn’t cooperate, you don’t go. <\/p>\n
I’ve planned two routes, the one I prefer taking me to the east of Chateauroux and the other to the west. The deciding factor is whether the relevant low-level corridors are active, and the information isn’t published until the day before. But in any event, I’ve now decided not to drop into Wanafly. The flight will only be either just under or just over 3 hours depending on which route I take, so it’s hardly worth it, especially as I know from my weather-gazing that it’s been wet in the Limoges area and their runway may be unserviceable. Best just to leave things be.<\/p>\n
Wim’s on standby to drive with me to Brive and to bring my car back again and Robert at la Fert\u00e9 has very kindly offered to meet me at Coulommiers station and drop me off at the hotel. So now there’s nothing that I can do except wait and keep my eye glued to the fickle weather.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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