Sabina and I long wanted to go flying together, and that nice and sunny day was finally there.
We decided to fly to Langeland, a big island south-east of Funen, in the waters between The Great Belt and The Bay of Kiel. Langeland is 64 km long, and around 10 km wide, and the name literally means “long land”:
Sabina and I were happy to be airborne, big smiles were in the cockpit:
I suggested we visited the Bøstrup church that is about 2 km walk from the grass airstrip of Langeland. The church was originally built around year 1200, and I thought it would be interesting to see it. I took a picture of the church from air:
We parked my Aeroprakt by the bushes, and headed on the road.
On the island, it was so silent! Birds were singing, and beautiful hilly landscapes were a pleasure to look at:
We reached the Bøstrup church, where I flew my drone and took some better pictures of it. It was also very nice inside, with stuffed local birds on the windows’ sills, and a couple of tanned animal skins were laid on the floor by the altar – I’ve never seen anything like that in a church!
On the entrance to the Bøstrup churchyard, a sign informed us there was a Commonwealth war grave in the graveyard. Often, those graves are of pilots from the WWII – so I wanted to see it. Whilst we were traversing that peaceful graveyard, The Aviator took a nap by the snowdrops, beautiful early spring wild flowers:
We couldn’t locate the Commonwealth war grave, but later I learned, it was to an unknown airman.
Sabina and I had our meals and some hot tea we brought with us, before we left the churchyard.
On the way back, we had more time to stop and appreciate a nice old abandoned building by the road, many beautiful flowers, and listen to the birds singing:
Flying home was easy – there was almost no wind, and it was a very peaceful afternoon. Omø island south-west of Skælskør, around 4.5 km2, with approx. 170 inhabitants:
One can reach the island by ferry. Omø has a tractor bus that can take 17 passengers. It runs tours with local islanders as guides. The trip takes approx. 1 hour 15 min. One more island to visit to my wishlist.
There was very quite, and the vast waters of Samsø Belt were completely still. We circled around Nekselø island, and watched the captivating sunset:
Sabina and I felt we were full of nice experiences that day. We didn’t talk much, just enjoyed the view.
