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Before this goes any further I'd just like to point out that, contrary to earlier claims by a certain member of the Nisea team, I do not have an Apoidian fetish!
"The Day in the life" idea was my way of rewarding B for all her hard work while, injecting a little adventure into her life.
Her latest "Day in the life of .....a wino, sorry Vintager" Made wonderful reading, but I do worry about her being stuck behind her desk all day and not getting enough fresh air.
I'll admit that I did struggle finding the correct name for the "aircraft". Which had nothing to do with not knowing what a microlite looked like, but everything to do with the fact that the "aircraft" in question looks very much like a tractor engine, connected to a couple of windsurf sails!
I was offered this unique flight experience, free of charge by Alexandros, a very nice young man whom I used to teach English many years ago. Not wanting to pull rank in my editorial position, I thought it only fair to ask B to be my "wing woman". (No pun intended!)
I've also got a sneaky suspicion that Alexandros may be planning to pay me back for all the extra homework I used to set him, by ejecting me somewhere over Albania.
The "crash", as B put it has been blown out of all proportion.
Yes, the aircraft did make an "emergency landing" in Platonas, frightening one poor old lady, who happened to be feeding her chickens at the time half to death. But thankfully due to the extensive Greek safety precautions disaster was averted.
The pilot suffered only minimal cuts and bruises after his "parachute" (anorak hood) caught on an olive branch and saved him from certain death, ?..sorry, a bumpy landing!
Alexander and his father have now assured me that the ?aircraft? has now past all safety checks and is ready for Nisea's maiden flight.
Ready when you are B !
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