So today I finally did RAF Brize Norton / Carterton area - which I'd been putting off. It turned out to be a goody - one of the great things about explorering.
At the end of the runway, saw a jet taking off and another cyclist there (Darren) turned out to have the same BritishEagle also bought in '92, snap! Chances of that? Anyway, I'd planned to do one of the runway tiles from a nearby industrial estate - which as it turned out had a weekend locked gate on the entrance! So I rode around via Black Bourton, and managed to find a section of the disused Witney-Fairford rail line, which took me along the perimeter fence. Saw the 'Boris flag jet' in the distance. Cotswold Wildlife Park was heaving to the max, with queues up the A361, as I crossed over. Unexpected bonus was finding the
ford at Shilton, which I had no idea was there even.
Up to 1424, & 29x29, with the hole filled.
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a oxon, on Flickr