Reflecting on a flight to Kirknewton and Liverpool last week, I was struck by the fact that at Kirknewton I went around just before landing (to the unitiated this means that I decided not to land, smoothly advanced the throttle and climbed away.) Why did I do it?
Well, for the obvious reason that I […]
After dropping my 4 year old at school this morning I walked home along the riverbanks. What a wonderful place Durham is in spring.
Waiting for taxi to arrive outside 25 Castle Street in Liverpool the other day, I was struck by the history of the building, bound up in the pock-marked pillar to one side of the doorway. Old screw holes which no doubt held brass plaques or wooden name plates. All in a […]
On a drive back from the Lakes to Durham, I stuck the GPS in the car, and the altitude trace proved fascinating - to a frustrated cartographer like me anyway.
The plan view is not especially exciting, but see below for the altitudes and where the valleys are. I really like this view, since it […]