Peter -
Thanks for sharing these trip logs. Odds do not favor (excuse me, favour) me ever flying in UK and Europe, but at least with your logs, I can get a feeling for it (and, of course, have a head start if I ever manage to get over there).
A friend has plotted out the route for flying to your side of the pond in a single (calls it the "Blue Spruce Route"), threatens to do it, but he's Canadian originally and thus, likely, a little nuts. ;-)
I might have to beg to ride along if he does, though!