Chronological Reverse Threaded
The wonderful crowd that came to see our take-off launch out of Bendigo.
En-route on our round-the-world flight . . .
Tim and I reaching our first cruising level on the flight.
Tim, after landing at Lord Howe Island . . . . what a runway!
Note the runway in the distance . . . tailwinds on both ends of the runway and a screaming crosswind in the middle due to the mountains on the right.
The notorious mountains of Lord Howe Island
We have arrived in Norfolk Island . . . and completed the first segment of our Pacific crossing.
Enroute to American Samoa . . . one flies while the other attempts to sleep ("attempt" being the operative word)!
The magic of a sunrise over the Pacific Ocean.
Here we are at Pago Pago, American Samoa!
The Airvan getting its first oil change of the flight.
Arriving into Christmas Island, Kiriabiti.
Tim and I outside of the motel room at Christmas Island, Kiriabiti.
Watching Tim work his magic on a landing at Christmas Island.
Tim on final approach into Christmas Island.
Enroute to Hilo, Hawaii . . . who needs oxygen when you can have vegemite!
What a lethal combination . . . vegemite AND oxygen!
Another incredible sunrise - enroute to Mojave, California.
All the essentials needed for long distance flying over water!
Always take care of your friends . . . here we are ensuring that our vegemite is well protected from the sun! (No, we have not named this jar of vegemite, "Wilson"!)
Tim still at the controls after 17 hours of flying time . . . we can see land!
Finally, a tail wind . . . 182 knots! OOOOoooh, yeah!
We have made it across the entire Pacific Ocean!!! The last leg from Hilo, Hawaii to Mojave, California was 18 hours and 28 minutes long!
The Airvan getting its first 100 hourly service at Mojave, California.
Our wonderful friends at McNeal, Arizona - New Tribes Mission.
Flight reaches Scottsdale, Arizona and is warmly received by the CEO of Mahindra Engineering Services, Prashant Kamat (left) and Head of MES Business Development, Girish Gowda (right).
Presenting the flight in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Flying over the desolate Texas badlands!
The "West Texas Hills of El Paso"!
The tragic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
More of the oil spill....
The first ship we saw in the entire flight . . . did not see one over the entire Pacific Ocean.
Cayman Islands from 9,000 feet
Overhead Jamaica as we maneuver for the ILS at Kingston Airport.
Yes, we are established on the ILS . . . did you notice the high intensity runway lighting?? Yeah, we didn't either!
The runway slowly comes into view . . . . (Kingston, Jamaica)
And there we are . . . :-)
Tim and I in Macapa, Brazil . . . standing on the equator!!
Our great friend, Alain Moreau, greeting us upon our arrival into Macapa, Brazil.
Tim and Jose Luiz Amador . . . a superb bush pilot - became very close friends with us during our stay in Brazil.
As you can see, we were very glad to arrive in Macapa . . . note the weather we were trying to beat!
Jose Luiz, Tim and I after going on a flight down the Amazon River in the Maule . . . all at 200 feet above the ground / water, and then low level aerobatics to finish off with! :-)
Having lunch by the Amazon River.
The sights of life on the Amazon . . .
