Growing up in my home town of Perth in Western Australia, I had lived near a small aerodrome and marvelled at the small yellow biplanes which regularly flew overhead. Often they were so low that I could see the pilot and the familiar goggles one associated with that type of aero plane.

Monday 29th April

Arriving from Australia into Heathrow early on a Monday morning, my partner Alison and I recovered our luggage and made our way towards the immigration and customs areas. Though we should have been tired after a seven hour flight from Dubai preceded by an eleven hour flight from Australia, we were in fact elated and full of energy. We exited the Airbus A380, and made our way to the baggage collection area.