More delays Last night, we had a team briefing &, looking at the weather forecast for today, it was pretty clear that it was going to be worse than yesterday. We decided to spend another night in Port Lincoln & have today as a true rest day. This meant that our schedule to arrive into […]
With just 2 flying days to go until we get back to Tooradin, we were keen to get going this morning. But unfortunately, due to weather, today was not a flying day. I feel we are so close & yet so far away from home. As a thunderstorm rolled over us last night, I was hoping this […]
I got a sleep in this morning until 5 am. Once up, I headed out to check the beautiful sunrise. Normally, I don’t have time for this but we saved some time as the planes were parked right beside our rooms at the Nullarbor Hotel. This is what all good hotels should have!
I woke up today at 4.30 am & as the sun rose it started looking like a really nice day. It’s funny how moments like these, give you hope that we might have an easy flying day ahead with good weather. But as we had breakfast, some of the morning fog started to roll in & […]
It was a relief to see the forecast at 6 am this morning. It didn’t look as bad as what was forecast the previous night. The weather gods must be looking out for us. Today’s departure was a little later because the Murrayfield Airfield gates would not be open until 8 am, which delayed us […]
It really feels like time to head home. We’ve been going for about a month now. That’s a month of packing our luggage up every morning, looking at weather, deciding if flyable, flying, refueling, flying, refueling, going to accommodation, blogging, facebooking, rearranging accommodation when delayed, & a bit of sleep. This has been no holiday. It’s […]
I was so glad to see my aircraft this morning & to find I had no flat tyres. Thanks to Gary & Nita from the local SES, for helping us with transport while in Carnarvon. We also took the opportunity on this beautiful morning to take a snap shot of the team.
I felt a little sad to leave Karratha as I was really enjoying spending time with my sister, Marguerite, partner Jon & family. I also really enjoyed being back in a relaxed home environment. Linda is having withdrawals from our dog, Zeus, so she gave Marg & Jon’s dog, Dexter, heaps of attention to get her fix […]
As with all rest days, today gave us all the chance to catchup on a few things. We had a great night last night with my sister Marg & family. Its always nice to be with family. I was pretty tired & after a couple of wines, I struggled to keep my eyes open. I […]
Last night we stayed at the Country Women’s Association (CWA) house in Derby. Thanks to Mary Harrap from Derby’s CWA for helping us out. It’s funny how smells remind you of certain things. The smell of this old country house reminded me of my grandmother’s house when I was a kid. For Linda, it brought back […]
