Initially when we began this ferry the plan was to – as the title of my blog suggests- north to south and back again- to go back to Dhaka and pick up a second caravan on floats and bring it to Australia. Unfortunately because of the delays in the first week – and because of … More Flight over northern Australia

Arriving into Darwin – just before the storm. The beautiful beaches of Darwin – which no one dare go – for you take your life into your own hands what with the salt water crocodiles, box jelly fish and stone fish!!!. We are here for the night and tomorrow we arrive in the final destination … More The sights we are able to see !

Singapore (the name meaning lion city) is a sovereign island country and city-state – is about 137 kilometres north of the equator – has the third highest population density in the world (5,637,000 people in an area of 733 square km) It is a country with a very multiethnic population and it has 4 official … More Life is like a box of chocolates – never quite know what a day will give you…

Flying for Life is heading south and departing Dhaka A map of Bangladesh which I actually should have included earlier – just to get an idea of the country (not to mention the small size of the country – in light of a population of 166 million people. To think of this – a country … More 10000 feet flying through Asia

Wow- against the wire and in the 12th hour we were given permission to depart. It was important that we were able to depart today. Dylan had arranged the clearances with airports all the way to Australia,along with our 5 day flight plan. These clearances are costly and can often take days to organize and … More And we are off

Always on the go… people and rickshaws and buses and … a steady stream of movement of people and supplies. Bangladesh is the 8th most populous country in the world with a population exceeding 165 million people and with a land area of only 148,460 square kilometres it is one of the worlds most densely … More A little bit of Bangladesh

As we are waiting for the export C of A paperwork before we can depart we started the day meeting up with Deepak Dhoj Khadka at iDE for a great cup of coffee and a good visit. We met Deepak 3 years ago when we were in Dhaka and were connected through a friend in … More An interesting day in Dhaka of meeting up with old friends and acquaintances

For the test flight we flew a 27 mile circuit out of Dhaka and back again. The following are some sights from the flight. We had a beautiful clear day to fly and because it was Saturday, the normally very busy airport – was not so busy and we were able to take off and … More Flight test completed and now we wait…

On our way to Dhaka, Bangladesh again. Thank you for joining along with our blog. Today we begin on a very long flight – commercial – to Dhaka where we will pick up a Caravan on floats – fly to Australia – back on the airlines pointing north to Dhaka and pick up and fly … More Back on the road and in the air…

I guess it wouldn’t be flying in the time of Covid if … Oh my – I thought he was joking when he said we were both positive!!! Me a little and Dylan a lot. We have had so many tests negative in the past few weeks and we feel great We were told that … More A little bit of Angola before we sign off in this leg of the blog

The last leg – a beautiful flight over Angola Wonderful 10 hour flight and we look forward to completing paperwork and seeing a little of Lubango

Togo – West African nation on the Gulf of Guinea and is known for its hilltop villages and palm lined beaches. It’s one of the smallest countries in Africa. In the 18th century it was a major trading centre for purchasing slaves – earning Togo the name “Slave Coast”. After WW 1 rule was transferred … More A day in Togo

A long and good flight today. It was a hazy flight the entire way so unfortunately the pictures are not great. When we fly to various locations in the world we arrange handling so that when we fly in or depart we are met by someone who will help go through customs. The visibility was … More Welcome to Togo