| Well here we go. The first day of the tour we have been
working toward for months. We finally left Heathrow at 16.50 in a Boeing 747. Along
with the other 424 passengers, Adrian and I have been joined by 100 other participants of
'The China Bike Ride', most of whom appear as apprehensive as us. The take off was
fine although the initial climb to our cruising height of 35000 ft (10668m) was bumpy due to the showers around London |
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| I wrote this on the plane whilst enjoying a nice glass of Chardonnay, courtesy of British Airways, and our meal was served soon. The flight took us over Norway, Sweden and then Russia and we were due to land at Beijing at 0930hrs on 06/06/99. |
Adrian fell asleep despite all the things he said about being unable to do so on a plane. It doesn't take much wine to send him off! We travelled over Russia cruising at about 570 mph (970kph) with the plane burning approx. 2800 gallons of fuel per hour (12500ltrs). I didn't know that, I read it in that little book in the flap in front of you. You know the one you look in between food and films. My turn to try and get some sleep now! |
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What a sight to wake up to.
No not Adrian, the sunrise over our wingtip. |
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