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Australia/Tocumwal.
After an uneventfull flight I arrived 2 nights ago in Tocumwal. So for the time being it will be news from HOT Australia.Not a lot to say about gliding in OZ atleast not from Sportavia , as everything seems to be ready for the auction on October 28. LS 4 gliders and the 4 tugs have a lot of interest, but also the commercial dishwasher and chairs from our restaurant .

Caught up already with all staff involved, as there are Bob and Bill and Peter , all still working in the workshops. The Dove and Albatross are in the hangar which is good to see. Debbie is still in the office. In the evening I caught up with Eddie and former owner Margareth.

It seems that there is some kind of Australian Air Games in Alice Spings and I will find out what exactly is going to happen there.

From my friend Marina I got the news that her husband Ghiorzo will be in Australia too, for 1 month.

Not much more to say as we have to go and pick up Dundee from the busstop in Cobram.Temperatures are in the high 20thies going up in the low 30thies and even with my arrival in Melbourne it was 27 dgr.It is VERY DRY!!!!! So not a good time for the farmers!

Will keep you informed. From warm Australia best regards. This month till the 20thiest, which will be my departureday from OZ again, I will come back regurlary to keep you informed about the sad finish of the once biggest gliding school in Australia and hopefully with some good gliding news from Benalla, Corowa and Narromine. Ritz