Ravenglass...

Sunday was my first proper day’s photography since I got my camera mended. I had a wander around some favourite places on the Cumbrian coast, including Ravenglass, where I found this ‘kit’ plane. I wasn’t sure how it was going to take off, because Ravenglass beach is pebbles, not sand. Then the guy taxied the plane straight into the water; yes, it’s a miniature seaplane! He stepped on the gas and the little plane was airborne in seconds. It made a landing on water too: as smooth as silk...