The Black Pearl

After a day spent flying above the home of Shakespeare, Ben heads back to Coventry where before his departure he is in for one final surprise

Less than 2 weeks after my microlight flight with a friend's Dad up on Dartmoor National Park I once again find myself hurtling down a runway and bearing witness to the ground falling away from beneath me...

New Photo Album

The Goodbye Tour (2012)

Last week at work

Ashburton

Microlight Adventure

Exeter

Exmouth

Nottingham

Coventry

Surprise Party

Trip to the Airport

The Goodbye Tour

With his adventure of a lifetime potentially lasting years, Ben was never going to leave quietly

With 70 weeks to prepare for this trip I purposefully made sure that everything was in place a good two weeks before my planned departure thus allowing me to relax and enjoy my final few days whilst I said all my "goodbyes"...

Time Flies When You're Having Fun

Ben returns home to Devon only to see things from an entirely new perspective

Having never been more than 3ft from the ground the thought of taking my first flight in a microlight was certainly a risky one and with every chance it could put me off from ever flying again I felt I had to turn  James down when he offered me the chance to take a trip in his microlight for my birthday. 

But two days later back home in Devon on an unseasonably warm and sunny afternoon I somehow find myself in a flight suit being buckled into a micro light...