Our children, (Ingrid & Gareth) sprung a great surprise on us by organising a flight out to the Scilly Isles:)Ingrid's friend James hired a plane from the Bodmin Flying Club and took us out along the North Cornish coast to the Scilly Isles.
At first the weather looked extreamly bad for sightseeing with low rain and heavy cloud.We past signs of the former Tin mining industry, then we passed over the famous Longships lighthouse.
When we arrived at St Mary's the weather was considerably improved:) So we were treated to a wonderful ariel tour of the Islands.
James then had to wait for traffic to land at the airstrip before it was our turn to land.
Walking arround St Mary's was a terific experience, as well as being hot the town was peppered with colourful exotic plants. Some growing out of gutters!
The sandy beach was lapped by wonderful clear turquoise water with brightly coloured boats bobbing up and down.
Wonderful "stop me and buy one" Icecream bicycle.
The flight back was along the south coast and gave us the unique experience of flying through a rainbow.
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