Last words

Thirty years ago you could take a glider to France or Spain and experience the concept of travel. Today, it is quite easy to hop onto Eurotunnel and be in Rieti a couple of days later, having had no more social interaction on the way than stopping at a service station and paying for a hotel. The flying is still terrific when you get there, but something is missing.

Somebody once hitch-hiked round Ireland with a fridge, in order to have a travelling experience worth writing about and I think we achieved the same effect by taking a glider to Morocco. It wasn’t easy, but we met a lot of people and had a quite a lot of problems to solve, usually in French. We learnt a lot about the country.

Last Sunday we regrouped and unpacked the trailer. Somebody asked us if we would do it again. In perfect harmony the three of us said together "Yes, but not with those two!"