The Trailing Edge
Wrapping up March and looking forward to April.
Mike Shellim, who provided the enigmatic shot for our Events page, also kindly provided this month’s beautiful image for The Trailing Edge. Mike writes: “Lundy is a tiny island in the Bristol Channel with a beautifully rugged landscape. It’s ideal for cliff soaring, and the annual expedition there has become something of a tradition amongst keen slopers here. No motor vehicles may be taken across, and it has a single tavern called the Marisco which becomes the centre of life after nightfall. The pilots in the photo are Jack Cubitt (left) and Andrzej Tabero.”
So that’s another for our bucket list — how about yours? Thanks so much for that, Mike.
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