Chris and I were out the door at 8:30am this morning and headed out to Guildford for the airshow. We took a train to Guildford and a cab to the airport. Unfortunately, we were racking up quite a cab bill due to really heavy traffic. Luckily, at the rate we were moving, walking was actualy faster and cheaper. So we walked the last 2 miles. When we got to the gate, we knew it was going to be a great show. I think it was due to a Ferrari F50 driving by us as we walked in that gave us the hint. It started to cloud up a bit when we got there, but luckily, nothing was canceled. When we got in, there were groups of nice cars. Caterham's, Lotus's, Ferrari's, and even some Fords. While we were looking around, we caught the first part of the airshow. It started off highlighting the planes of WWI and WWII, along with a demonstration of the newest European fighter, the Euro Fighter Typhoon. I can't even begin to explain how loud that jet was. It literally sounded like the air was being ripped apart. We even got to see it come close to the sound barrier while he was making a low pass. After watching this, we got to see a huge selection of cars make passes down a huge runway, some of the cars clearly hitting over 170mph. Once the cars were done taking turns down the runway, we got to see some more plane action. We watched an aerobatic team called "The Blades" do some pretty amazing stunts. After their performance, the Red Arrows arrived at the airport for their performance. They came in with an amazing formation. But once The Blades were done performing, we headed out. Our feet were hurting and the weather was starting to get a little too chilly for our shorts and t-shirts. So from there we called it a day, and took the train back to Granny's for some nice omelets. All we have planned now is a good night's sleep.
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