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VOLCANO FLIGHTS HITS GEOFF IN LAKES
I had planned a trip to The Lake District I was due to leave on Thursday from Southampton flying to Newcastle I ended up driving to Carlisle and I expect to be driving back again on Monday back to Dorset. The local TV heard that I was due to fly and sent a camera crew to meet me when I arrived in Carlisle a little bit of fame for me. But seriously I was extremely disapointed with Flybe and their lack of information and contact from them during this situation. I have let them know of my feelings. Geoff Moore
 
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The skipper wasn't optimistic about seeing a humpback. We were too late in the season, he reckoned. With the approach of the wet season in the Buccaneer Archipelago, the air was sticky and the water a "cool" 29C. Then, on the horizon, a faint splutter. With the twin-engine in full throttle, we sped in pursuit. For minutes, nothing. Then a gleaming black-and-white humpback torpedoed out of the water, landing on its back with a loud smack. There is nothing like a close encounter with a 35-ton whale for an intoxicating high.

Claire Scobie The Buccaneer Archipelago The Daily Telegraph, 4 April 2008
 

 

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