| We started from Bordeaux airport with this colourful
EasyJet flight to Luton. EasyJet is one of Europe's low cost airlines, with
no frills. But on a 1 hour flight, does it matter? |
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From Bordeaux we fly over the town of Blaye on the Gironde estuary which
fits the frame nicely. Blaye has one of the forts (citadel) which protected
Bordeaux from invaders (English) sailing up the estuary. It was designed by
Vauban and was completed about the same time that technology made this type
of defence obsolete. |
| Flying into Luton we are reminded how much of the land is now used to
produce oil seed rape which causes so much of our allergy problems these
days. Fortunately there seems to be little in the Bordeaux area. |  |
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An overnight stop in London before flying to JFK by a BA 747. You forget how
big these planes are. But the flight is painless, especially with some
decent and recent films to choose from. |
| The flight across the pond goes in a circle and we
reach land somewhere over Newfoundland before flying down the eastern
seaboard. We left Bordeaux at 34ºC. It doesn't
look that warm down there! On arrival US
immigration was almost civilised. I think they have realised that they are
the face of America and have developed a few people skills. Security is
still very tight but does now seem to be a little more consistent than it
has been in the past. |  |
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We fly onward from JFK to Buffalo. A short flight of only 45 mins but a full
plane delays takeoff and we miss our slot on a busy runway. |
Flying into Buffalo, we cross Lake Erie which seems to be still full of white
stuff!. Apparently they have only just removed the ice boom which stops the ice
blocking Niagara Falls over the winter. It looks (and is) cold down there still.
Given that we are now over 100 miles further south than we started it is a
surprise to find that the trees still have no leaves and the daffodils are just
blooming. They are about 3 weeks behind England and even further behind France.
Lets hope it gets warmer! |