Today I have been to Jersey and Aaland. Up around 5 am, and the fourth long day in a row. Luckily tomorrow is a short day - but I still hit close to 47 hours this week. (Not counting time at hotels away from home.) A long time to spend in a cockpit without getting to move my body.
Yesterday, when we were walking through the gate to our next flight, an old man approached me. He introdused himself as a retired SAS captain, politely asking if there was any chance of him sitting with us on the observer's seat in the cockpit.
Of course we granted him this request. During our 1hr 10min flight to Bodø he told us some of the stories from his life. He had been in Narvik during the German invasion in 1940, and later escaped towards Finland. After the war he started flying for SAS - in 1947!!! He retired in 1982. The amazing part was how fit he still was. Not many men like him left!
The trip to Bodø was great weather-wise as well. Not a cloud on our way. Approaching Bodø we did some sightseeing among glaciers, valleys, fjords and mountains! We also saw a couple of F16 playing in between the mountains. Truly an amazing flight - I wish I could share the impressions with you!!
