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| Looking
right on final, to Hugh Town (alias New Town) |
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| Straight
on final to Runway 15. The field is short (600m) and tricky (the first
100m rise by 3.1%, so you only see half of the runway when you land). |
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| As
advertised on the Flyer List, the best way to land is on the numbers. If
not, go around and try again. Low on the glide, but straight on the numbers,
with a good cross wind |
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| Here
we go ! After the bump the rest of the runway goes down to the see at a
3.3% slope (remember when you are on final you should be on a 5% slope,
that gives you an idea) |
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| Cleaning
up, unloading, setting down for the night. And we are quite happy to be
there ! |
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| Having
a go at the Scillies in this kind of weather is both lucky & lovely |
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| The
best way around (too bad for Emmanuel) is the bike. St Mary's is tolerably
hump backed (for bikers) |
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| The
view from our bed & breakfast... Could be worse |
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| On
the north west side of St Mary's, a testimonial amongst many of very early
settlers (1800 BC) |
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| Small
flowers and big smile |
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| If
you want bulbs just put the money in the jampot |
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| All
over the islands you will find benches for resting, mediating or taking
a nap |
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| On
the next day, a small motor boat takes us to St Agnes |
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| St
Agnes is a tiny island with a pond roughly in the middle |
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| At
low tide you can walk out to Gugh on a sand bar |
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