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A scary incident with a happy ending

Posted on January 30, 2014 by John

Day 9: Saturday. I declared another 300k flight, but the conditions did not look good. I launched into blue skies with broken, choppy lift and managed to climb a thousand feet or so. Then there was a plaintive voice on the … Continue reading →

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Going west, getting high

Posted on January 17, 2014 by John

A five-hour drive and I’m in Forbes for a gliding camp. Lovely driving the new Forester. Managed an hour’s flight in the late afternoon to get familiar with the local area. Lovely spot, but very dry and 39 degrees. The … Continue reading →

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Sea, sand and sunshine holiday

Posted on January 16, 2014 by John

We had a lovely break at the beach at Patonga, just north of Sydney at the mouth of the Hawkesbury River. Our friends Pam and Steve had booked a holiday house on the Patonga estuary and spent Christmas there with … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas to everyone!

Posted on December 22, 2013 by John

Christmas greetings to my faithful readers (and also to everyone who doesn’t read my blog – chuckle!). We’re spending Christmas in the Hunter Valley at Cypress Lakes – it’s an upmarket golf resort, but I think we’ll be relaxing rather than golfing. Viv and … Continue reading →

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A guest with a mission – and a banner

Posted on November 19, 2013 by John

Our old friend Steve Cook has flown all the way from England to come and stay with us. We’re a convenient staging post for his real reason to be in Australia – to follow the Ashes cricket as a fully … Continue reading →

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