Arriving into Darwin- 31 degrees. I think every time we arrive here I think – under no circumstance do you swim in this water- lethal fingernail size jelly fish and crocodiles!! One more leg to go.

As we waited for our morning departure I had time to read a little more about this region of Indonesia. Right by the tarmac there was a large gathering of people commemorating a religious holiday The province of Aceh is considered to be “the Veranda of Mecca” due to its strong Islamic heritage and its … More Indonesia to Singapore

10:30 pm we got our flight permits and so we were up at 5am and off just before 8 Banda Aceh is the capital of the Aceh province in Sumatra. The people here are mostly a part of the indigenous ethnic group of Achinese people. They are known for their political struggle against Dutch colonial … More Sri Lanka to Indonesia

We decided to make a change in our flight plan so while in Colombo we spent much of our time re routing the flight. We were planning to fly to Malaysia next – however – now we will fly to the most western part of Indonesia- Banda Aceh. This requires applying for new flight permits … More Leaving Maldives en route to Sri Lanka.

This very safe country of Oman (formerly known as Muscat) surrounded with incredible mountains, desert and sea has some very interesting facts. It is the oldest independent state in the Arab world- it has some of the earliest evidence of human life- it is one of the best places in the world to see turtles … More Flying Across the Arabian deserts of Oman and onward to the Maldives

Up early in the morning after an evening of form filling- declarations and visas – overflight permits- preparing for our legs to follow. The evenings after a flight are full of flight planning. However a stressful evening led to flying across the desert in Saudi Arabia . Wow! Who gets to do this?!?! Flying along … More Flying across the Arabian desert

Dylan and I met up in London to complete this ferry flight that began earlier this year when Dylan and our daughter O’Danis flew N856RA from Winnipeg to Gloucester, England in March. This Caravan has had some adventures in the meantime! King Charles came to visit during MAF’s 80th celebration along with a pilot from … More From England to Australia

Upon finishing their delivery to Madagascar- Isaiah flew back home and Dylan flew to London where the two of us are picking up Caravan- N856RA – which we will deliver to Australia. In this post I will share about their trip. Dylan and Isaiah’s ferry went fromWinnipeg, Canada to Goose Bay to Reykjavik, Iceland to … More Finishing one journey and beginning another in a whole new direction

Another ferry flight is now in the works – piloted by Dylan and our son – Isaiah. They are delivering a Grand Caravan from Winnipeg to Madagascar. These are the words from Isaiah of the first part of their trip. They are right now in Zanzibar- and so more of the story will follow. From … More Flying from Winnipeg to Madagascar

The final leg of our voyage. Porto, Portugal to Gloucester, England with an ETE of four hours and forty minutes. A rainy day in Porto but what was supposed to be a clear and smooth flight pretty much all the way to England. However, things do not always go as planned with weather. The first … More Final leg

Second last leg! New city but the same country. Neither my dad or I had been to Porto so it was exciting to arrive to a new place for the both of us. However, it was a little hard to say goodbye to the Azores. A sunny morning and next to no wind, it truly … More Azores to Porto

I am a day late with this post so we will get two days in one post. Yesterday (March 4th) we got up bright and early for our eight and a half hour flight to the Azores (San Miguel Island) Our first glance of the weather we did not expect to actually get anywhere that … More St John’s to Azores

Hello everyone!  My name is O’Danis. I am incredibly grateful to be doing this ferry trip along side my dad. I am a King air captain at Fast air and this is an incredible opportunity to learn a new type of flying and see a little more of this beautiful world.  I’m sure you are … More Winnipeg to St Johns