It was a very pleasant sunny day, and I hurried up to my flying club. I had permission to land on Sejerø island, and looked forward to spend my afternoon there. Sitting on the hill by the foot of Sejerø Lighthouse, watching the wast ever-changing sea, immersing in nature – what could be more delightful?
Boye was also preparing for a flight that day, in one of his (many) aircraft. Yes, we pilots are rich people! Well, mostly on the aerial experiences though 🙂
I quickly got airborne, with The Aviator by my side:
Already around 300 feet I had my doubts I would be able to reach Sejerø – so much mist there was in the air. I even didn’t fly to the coast, so poor the visibility was…
I wondered how I could have prepared myself better? The weather forecasts didn’t say anything about mist, and promised good visibility… Once I even contacted Danish Meteorological Institute with this question, after my attempt of leaving Læsø island, where static heavy mist suddenly appeared in a layer of 5,500-7,500 feet over the island. There were no specific forecasts for that, I found out…
Well, nothing to do. Before landing back in Holbæk, I did a couple of turns practicing my skills.
The village of Fårevejle Kirkeby, with its church. In the vault under Fårevejle church is a coffin with the James Hepburn’s (1536 – 1578) mummified corpse.
Try to google James Hepburn’s name, and you’ll find some interesting info. He was a Scottish nobleman, who ended his life as a state prisoner in Denmark, at Dragsholm Castle. James Hepburn is presumed to be the murderer of Mary Stuart of Scotland’ husband Henry in 1567. Hepburn then married the Queen Mary, which provoked so much revolt that she had to abdicate from the throne of Scotland. James Hepburn fled to Norway, where he was arrested for breach of a marriage vow to a Norwegian noblewoman. From 1567, Hepburn was a state prisoner in Denmark, and died in 1578. A pillar to which he was chained for the last ten years of his life can still be seen, with a circular groove in the floor around the pillar. James Hepburn is said to haunt Dragsholm Castle.
A couple of kilometres from Fårevejle Kirkeby, there is another Fårevejle, called Stationsby, i.e. Fårevejle Stationsby. It’s a small town known, among other things, for the Ordsherreds efterskole:
An efterskole is a unique type of Danish voluntary residential school for young people between the age of 14 to 18. An efterskole usually offers a variety of study lines, like general sports, cooking, media, theatre, dance, etc. Those particular lines offer practice and training on a professional level. Ordsherreds efterskole was founded in 1907; it had a different name that time, but the same purpose.
I soon landed, and was having my tea in the sunny corner by the club house. It was so nice and warm to sit there, and I was thinking of other lucky pilots who live close to their flying clubs. If I didn’t have to drive 75 km each way, I would have hanged out in my flying club much more often…
Allan was brushing up his skills:
Later, I cleaned up my Aeroprakt, and flew my drone instead of flying myself:
Horses on the neighbouring property enjoyed that peaceful afternoon, too:
The sunset was stunning, and I was so happy to experience it:
There will be a better flying day another time…