I had my first good night sleep for the trip! It’s great not to feel so tired. The flight and Alice Springs has been really hectic, but I need a rest, so decided to have a day off and do NOTHING today (Sunday) and recouperate.     The most I have done was get up late, 9.30 (I […]

First impression of Tennant Creek from the taxi driver “Don’t go out after dark and the taxi doesn’t operate at night!”   Well there goes our night on the town! Taking a roll down the main street, was a little confronting, security screens on many shop windows, and that wasn’t for cyclones.       When I booked […]

I set of early on Tuesday for the next leg to Alice Springs, but before, to fly around the “Rock” Urulu and the Olgas with the clearer air in the morning.  It was spectacular seeing both formations from the ground but from the air it gave it a totally different dimension and was absolutely stunning.     Onto Kings Canyon, […]

To fly from Coober Pedy to Ayers Rock is over remote desert country so if something happens it would take a while for anyone to get to you.  I stopped first at Cadney Homestead which is a Roadhouse around 150km north of Coober Pedy to top up my fuel and to add some more oil.  I’m […]

My parents dropped myself and Lida off at the airfield early on Friday morning to make use of the calm air for the second flight over Lake Ayre on my way to Coober Pedy.   It was great to catch up with them and spend the time touring around – I wouldn’t of been able see the area […]

I haven’t been able to do a blog for a few days as the internet available at Arkaroola didn’t work most of the time.   Next time I will invest in a satelite phone internet connection, so I’m always in touch! I’ve had a great couple of days, been tiring but great!   After leaving Murray […]

It was great to get going today. But as I drove down to Tooradin, the thick misty clouds were hanging low in the air, and I just wondered, although I had planned everything I could have, would it be my luck that the typical weather of Melbourne was going to stop me?   The weather forecast […]

Time is ticking down and its only five days until departure! I’ve just finished work for one month which is fantastic! I’m looking forward to getting the last things organised over the next few days.   For the last month I have spent every bit of spare time organising accommodation, finalising flight plans, and getting equipment.   I […]

Every flying trip I go on, I need to plan for the flight and plan for what challenges I could face, which at times is about as easy as predicting what the weather will do in Melbourne!   It’s just a matter of being prepared.   The weather is my main challenge. April is generally […]