Here we go again....
The above picture was taken in May 2008 during our last jaunt to England. Now, Carol-Jean and I are frantically trying to get everything done on this side of the Atlantic so we can journey to the British Isles for the whole month of August. I'll be teaching and speaking all over the place. Pub lunches. Old churches. What fun.
I am especially looking forward to re-visiting the many cultural venues which are uniquely available in Merry Ole England. (Example, left.)
The British Unity folks are gracious hosts; we are eager to asee them again. We'll be staying at the Silent Unity-UK headquarters, a three-storie brick building with a comfortable quest apartment on the topmost floor.
Look closely and you'll note the Unity wings on the sign.
However...the air travel arrangements are...uh..shall we say, Spartan?
As a retired US Army officer, I get to fly Space-Available on military aircraft.
Carol-Jean can fly with me, also free. Sometimes, we have flown on Military Airlift Command passenger jets, but usually its likely to be a cargo jet (see picture). We sit in sleeping bags on canvas benches, back to the bulkhead, and shiver in the badly heated cargo bay. Oh, and it's not insulated against noise, either. Major earplugs required.
But, hey, I told CJ I'd show her the world, and I keep my promises. (Sometime, I'll tell you about the FC-130 propeller plane we flew from Athens to Crete...)
Anyway, it's only 13 hours from Wichita to London. And you get a box lunch.
More later.
PS: CJ is threatening to start her own blog to tell the rest of the story.
