Things airship related and the back story on operating the Airship Ventures Zeppelin “Eureka” in the USA.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Driving Tests?
I'm detouring via the UK on my way back to California from a successful week in Friedrichshafen. Being a Brit, I have friends and family and always a number of bits and pieces to take care of. This trip I was able to find a short time to detour to Cardington while driving between the A1 and the M1 and I got to peek at the massive airship hangars there. I remember driving past them many times during my childhood and the story of the R100 and R101 is a fascinating one which I won't go into here. I couldn't find a way to get very close, the only road I could find advertised the home of the Driving Standards Agency - the place you go in the UK if you want to train to become a driving instructor. I did managed to find a good location where a short walk took me to a gap in the hedge to take a nice photo. Green and pleasant land indeed.
Good Luck and my hopes are with you in this!
ReplyDeleteLove to see a ZEP in the States!
Yours,
D.Clayton Meadows
Author of OF ICE AND STEEL
www.oficeandsteel.com