The forecast was right – it was raining. So, with a leisurely start to the day, a cooked breakfast, and a bit of festering later, we noticed the skies were clearing and we decided to visit the Windermere Airshow.
After Dave’s blog yesterday, we thought that maybe we could catch a bit of the entertainment now the skies had dried up.
We were there in time to see the Chinook land and then do some stunts. Wow!
Then we watched the Swift Aerobatic Team which were pretty good. The glider couldn’t be released because the weather wasn’t up for it, but the stunts were still very good.
Following that, there was just enough time to catch the Silverband Falconry show before the headline attraction – the Red Arrows.
The Red Arrows were bloody fantastic. Absolutely brilliant, as always.
It’s a shame Paul had to leave (and do his house-hold chores) after we’d festered watching the rain fall in sheets, as the Arrows were really amazing! If it wasn’t for the fact that these guys have to go and fight in Afghanistan (and the like) when they are not flying at air displays it would be very hard to describe this as a job. I’m so jealous that I didn’t get to follow my teenage dream to join the RAF…
They make it look so easy to fly so close, so fast….
Great photos Tish.
I would love to take credit, but these are all Pete’s. I was too busy enjoying the show.