16 March 1938

Dear Mother:

How is everybody at 1608? Last week I was up in Scotland for lunch. Left at 11:00 a.m. and had lunch at Montrose and came back for tea here in the afternoon.

Clouds were 10/10ths in England and covered high mountains on way north. It was a very beautiful trip. I did the whole thing at 10,000 feet. Montrose is an F.T.S. and they got a great kick out of my fighter - the only one of its kind that they had seen.

I crossed the Firth of Forth in brilliant sunshine and Scotland certainly looked grand and rugged. I didn't see the ground once on my way back till I arrived at the aerodrome - I phoned up the aerodrome when I left Scotland and came the rest of the way on a homing bearing - given me by direction finding.

Incidentally the beer in Scotland is very good.

Ronny must be quite a lad now. I hope Jean is getting along OK!

Is Dad having a good holiday? We are having a wonderful spring here - lovely and warm.

That holiday back in Canada did me a world of good. Did I tell you that Aunt Adelene wrote me quite a long letter?

She is a good scout and we get along fine.

I haven't been down to London yet - watching the old pennies - I am!

41 have booked the first two rows at the Hippodrome in Darlington tonight.

Good old variety show where one can slip out at intermission for liquid refreshment.

You hear some of them on Radio but I see them.

Overall and I have been playing catch - I suppose you know that Wednesday afternoon is given over to organized games etc. I saw the dentist in Richmond last week and had the old teeth checked over.

He was quite disappointed as all the choice spots had been drilled before.

Well write often.

Love Bill