Stebbins, R. 1963 African Trip London - Frankfurt Jan. 10 loaded - probably 125 passengers. Venus (?) shining brightly in eastern sky. Arrived at London airport 7:45am. Air temp., according to captain, 28°. We could believe it! Much snow. After 50 minute stop, on to Frankfurt. Flight plan announced in English, French, German, and some near eastern language (?). Only animal life seen were flocks of geese over London airport; one group in straggling V-formation. 9:15am. Reached European mainland. Belgium in a deep freeze. From our altitude 22000', it looks like a great frozen ice flow - the patchwork of farm-like blocks of ice. The sun glinted on the frozen ground. There is almost nothing but cultivated lands near the coast. Only narrow hedges now separate the fields. A thin cloud cover with many openings far below. 9:25am. We now have a solid cloud cover below us, completely hiding the ground and the flight is a little rough. The sun is shining brightly 30° to right of our line of flight. 9:28am. Now there are rents in the clouds and the ground can be seen - dark patches while top frests with white snow covered