On Dec 1, 12:20 pm, d4g...@yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor
(*)) wrote:
> Mike.... wrote:
> > Following up to "nightjar" .me.uk>
> > wrote:
>
> > >> What's the point? Better fly between the UK and Southern Spain and rent a
> > >> car there. ...
>
> > >Flying is getting to be too much hassle and you can take a lot more in a
> > >car, if you want. Leaving home at the same time, I can be well into France
> > >in my car by the time I would be getting onto an aircraft at Gatwick and I
> > >haven't had to have my shoes X-rayed.
>
> > Yes, we are leaning towards dropping flying, we certainly will when
> > Carol retires, ferries are good for whale and bird watching and, as
> > you say, you can take what you like, camera tripod for instance, field
> > guides etc and bring back food and drink. We often discuss this on
> > Shetland with fliers who are complaining about lack of luggage and
> > tiny expensive hire cars. They say "but its only x hours", forgetting
> > to calculate door to door or allow for fog bound airports or the fact
> > that ferries move ahead while you sleep.
>
> But driving/sailing to Shetland from the South of England adds two days
> (48 hours) to a trip, including around 16 hours of motorway driving (if
> you're lucky) which is pretty boring for most people- and not everyone
> will want to spend their time that way. Even if I was a driving
> enthusiast, I'd opt for the plane and car hire, certainly for repeat
> visits.
>
> How did you get to Iceland?
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