It was something like a year or year and a half ago that I found a set of MK1 Scirocco wings (fenders) on FBMP. They looked to be great shape and the price was good. But they were in England. Given how rare these are and always open to adventure, I contacted our own Captain Ahab Jr and asked if he wouldn't mind having a look at them for me. My intent, if they were sound, would be to buy them if Mr. Ahab Jr. could hold them for me and then fly to England for both a much needed vacation and to bring the fenders back with me on the plane home.
Mr. Ahab Jr. was gracious and had a look and with the magic on the Internet, confirmed they were worth buying in real time and he left with the fenders in hand. Perfect! Now I just need to get to England. My last vacation was 2019 to Paris
Trip to Paris so I was due. But the constant flow work coming and not being able to hire technicians brings us to 2023, starting off strong with a new part timer doing great work, I figured way back in February I could get them in May. And here we are.
People like Mr. Ahab Jr. are what make our community so special, unique and in some ways a family. His driving 45 minutes to look at the fenders and then holding them for me and then planning a better 3 days in England than I could possibly imagine, seriously, could not have envisioned a better trip, make our little world pretty magical.
And so, in pics, my trip to England. I took 996 pics and will be editing and posting over a few days.
Arriving at Paddington Station from the airport train. After a lot of research I settled on Paddington in London for an AirBnB principally because it's a nice area and so easy to get to Heathrow as well as everywhere else in London. Love the Underground.
I took a redeye and arrived 2 Saturday's ago. That day was something of a wash checking in to my flat and relaxing. Sunday was all about the British Museum. Spend over 5 hours there and could have spent another 5.
Weather was either best expected the week I was there though it did rain a little one day to provide an authentic trip to England Experience.
