A beautiful but cold start to the day and we’re off to Warbirds for the first ‘proper’ display day.
Having been here yesterday we knew the routine, park at the back of a million cars, and try to memorise where we are. Stumble through a rutted field, then eventually emerge into the thick of the show. Much busier today, and a great vibe. We make our way to the seating area and pretty quickly feel the heat of the sun beating down! Out comes the sun cream for the first time…..as well as the shedding of some of my layers.
The displays were brilliant, although much of the time we were looking right into a bright, molten orb ☀️! The roar and urgency of the F16 was brilliant, as was the Mosquito, Harvard’s, Hawks, Globemaster, Mustangs, Spitfire, Yaks - to mention a few. All with a back drop of the relentless sun, baking us like jacket potatoes 🔥
Lovely to chat with the people next to us, who were from Christchurch (NZ). They seemed to be air show aficionados and had heard of the Bournemouth Air Show!
Part of the joy (not) of a busy festival is the loo…. I avoided the horror of the portaloo opting to queue at the ladies trailer. Well was worth the wait as it was surprisingly passable!
We left to get to the car at 3pm ish to avoid yesterday’s hellish exit and went to Lake Wanaka to admire the stunning views.もっと詳しく
旅行者 Looks like a great show even though no Red Arrows. We had some of that lovely blue sky today, amazing!
旅行者 You’re well overdue some blue sky, hope it lasted a while!