Francis goes Flying

Sunday morning and Francis Bacon reminded us that it is always sunny in Northumberland, even if the rest of the country is wet and grey.  So we packed his parachute and camera into the car and drove up to the beach at Alnmouth near Alnwick.  We hadn't been there for ages, but we found the track to a fantastic carpark quite easily and we walked through the dunes to see the sea. As it came into view Nick said, 'This is the best beach in the world...' and the sun was shining and the sky was blue and the tide was out.  He was right.

 Francis couldn't wait to get up in the air. 

Pre-flight planning chat

This is what he saw.

 He even saw us, both way below him and in close up when he came in to land.

You can see more shots from this second flight here.

Watch a short video of Francis flying: