Here we go , not the normal blog, but a more private story about this trip from nearly 2 months.
Will write it as a diary, so publish and add when necessary with news day by day. So you will find often “UPDATED”.
Thursday December 5 2019…day 2.
Yes,…..sorry, I have to apologize, but that was being too enthusiastic, to promise to write straight away after arrival in Tocumwal.
Tuesday 24 hours of flying. Wednesday , December 4, however was the day I arrived “home”.
The flight with Ethiad was “uneventful”, meaning all went well.
If there was something to mention , it was the fact that over the Indian Ocean, we all sat for hours with our safety belts on, very bumpy.
Looking out of the window I saw lot’s of lenti’s.
Arrived in time in Melbourne,at 5.15 AM; grey and fresh, 11 dgr. C.Was prepared to stand in row for customs, for a long time, like all those years before ,but one way or another they got the message that this was not the kindest welcome, for overseas guests, so the new self -custom-checks for Aussies and Kiwis’s worked more than efficient.
Within 10 minutes I was ready … the people from customs had a good day as well…, the Skybus was waiting , so before I knew I was at Southern Cross Station in Spencer street.
Train to Seymour,still grey and cloudy, bus to Shepparton where the sun was shining, I was picked up by George.
On the way to Toc. he asked me how tired I was, if I could maybe come with him to Corowa as the containers had arrived and he had to help to unpack.
So off to Corowa ,where the full team of guests under supervision of Grietje and Francesco unpacked the 10 gliders, rigged them and with the experience from all and for that reason the efficiency ,the job was done within 4 hours including lunch time.
An oiled machine.
From Corowa to Toc the weather was just good for soaring.
In the evening, after a clean up, we had dinner in the Palms with our former co-owners Glenda and Ross.They were there already and invited us at their table, so “old” stories ,lot’s of laughing, a great beginning of my holiday.
This morning George and Bruce left for Corowa in the Belanca Scout to bring Diana’s brand new JS 3 to Toc. First time George will fly it.
Very windy today so not so nice as yesterday and the day before. It will be 29 dgr. C today , great temperature for me, to get in the rhythm. Humidity of 67 %.
After the briefing Bruce flew the Scout home and George the JS 3.He passed the Scout in the beginning.
Norm, good to see him, went for a flight in his JS 3, just for checking and to be ready for scrutenering.
More tomorrow as the brain is there, that was proved” by neurology, but it’s not yet really working.
Cheers Ritz