We flew via West Jet on a Boeing 737-800.  Very nice craft.  The highlight for me was that the pilot was a freind from many years ago – Kevin Dort.  I’m quite sure that I’ve been in an aircraft when Kevin was PIC in the past – but it was a much different bird back in those days.

During the flight I watched a movie Love, Simon. Terrific movie – I laughed, I cried. So many truths! The other movie I watched was un-remarkable… so, no remarks!

It was odd to fly east – into  the rising sun – morning comes on VERY quickly that way. As we flew over Ireland it was light enough to see western coast of that huge island. Then the east coast o England and for quite a few minutes the beautiful terrain of southern England. Some of which was much more rugged than I had imagined.  One thing I noted in southern England there are many small airports – many, many in close proximity!

Then as we crossed the English Channel it was amazing to see the coasts of both England and France as I thought about the thousands of aircraft that made that crossing during the Second World War – never to return.

Northern France is beautiful. Just gorgeous from the air and as we were preparing to land we were low enough to see it well.

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