So after a long period of exams and revision the day finally arrived where I could just relax and do something fun for once. I was fortunate enough to be offered a day out around Norfolk on the south east of England. The flight totalled 4 hours, which I was pretty pleased about and definitely gave me a good taste of flying in general. We took off at around 9:30AM after a couple of circuits just ensuring he plane was flying as it should. We also did a couple of engine failures after take off, which were highly enjoyable, as ironic as it sounds. The first leg was from RAF Henlow to Bourne airfield. Bourne is a very quite farm strip and as we flew over there was pretty much no activity on the ground, the decision was taken to just do a touch and go for the sake of preserving time. We then climbed back up to 2000feet and followed my next bearing to Conington airfield. On the contrary to Bourne this was a very busy and active sight, more importantly it was the first time I had landed on a tarmac runway, awesome. After a quick cup of tea we watched an R-22 helicopter depart at great speed and then glanced around the local aircraft, all in all a very interesting base, the landing fee was 10 pounds which may be considered quite high relative to other airfields in the area but, for the facilities and planes there I think it can be justified. The next stop was Fenland, an incredibly difficult to find grass strip which we only noticed when it was right on our nose. despite its camouflage it is still a reactively busy strip and the £5 landing fee made it even more enticing. As we parked up I saw a very nice Jodel D117 along with others. A quick cup if tea later and we were flying along the wash right by the sea, there was pretty much no wind and awesome visibility, it couldn't have been any better.
The Jodel D117 and Trago Mills at Fenland
We followed the coast line at just below 2000feet all the way to weybourne strip, probably the quietest strip in Norfolk. No radio, just fly in, and right by the sea. A short walk to the local village for lunch and we were off again. As we took off the Flight demon GPS we were using died so it was back to maps, dam.
The view from the runway at Weybourne
We had to feel our way around Norwich City airspace and into Old Buckenham, an old USAF bomber base, as we flew the approach you notice that only half the runway is still in use, and its still the longest runway I've ever flown into, we taxied over to the fuel lorry, and saw (in my opinion) some of the nicest aircraft about. A crisp RV-8 sat in the hanger sat along side numerous ex-U.S army planes all in perfect conditions.
Another beauty at Old Buckenham 
The crisp RV at Old Buckenham
We then left Old Buckenham swiftly as it was about to close and made a heading straight for Henlow, narrowing avoiding two airspaces. I had control for most of the way back and for this reason it was my favourite leg of the trip. Quite honestly the most useful tip I learn was that to stay on a constant bearing find a point (or building) right on the horizon and just keep it at the same area on the screen, that way you can't go wrong. We landed back at Henlow at just before 6:00PM after a highly enjoyable day. I encourage everyone to jump at the opportunity to fly for a day it really is a memory.