We have lift off!

The Cessna got a run up to Raywood and back this afternoon, needed to get a Pawnee positioned for the gliding club camp after Christmas. Beautiful weather

Melbourne Gliding Club summer solstice event ... new record, 12 tows before 9am ...

Rescued this little fella today, was about to be swept out to sea. Figured that wasn't great for a freshwater species!

Jillian Segal is a danger to social cohesion. Claiming that public support for Palestine directly enabled this terror is beyond vile. People who are against genocide in Palestine are also against the murder of Jewish people and anyone else. Segal is a pernicious vulture. #Bondi #Auspol

Wow - looks amazing

“I’ve been out there, and sitting on a rock, and you can hear the chatter (of the old people), the yabber going on and there’s nobody there, but you can hear it.” I have experienced this. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Gotta love Wallace & Gromit....😀👍 youtu.be/TO12yGhOi3g?...

Lyn Alcock is known as the 'Numbat whisperer', spending hours every day observing and photographing the tiny, endangered marsupials, recording behaviours that have never been seen before.

"Australia is the Land of the Parrot — few places in the world have such a dazzling array of colourful and clever members of the psittacine family. There are 56 native species across the continent, including 42 varieties of true parrots along with 14 cockatoos." www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

The Barmy Army spending longer in a plane to watch the first test than they did actually watching the first test will never not be funny

Test match over in 2 days??? Unbelievable

Busy day at Bacchus.. 18 tows kept me amused #bluefly

One of the oldest proven rock paintings on the continent. #SundayPixPictures #SundayPix #ArnhemLand0882

Walked into the first section of the Westgate tunnel this afternoon- the lattice structure over the tunnel entrance seems to have no structural purpose, so I guess it's purely decorative?

This is a gorgeous article.

My view for the day #melbourneglidingclub

De Havilland Vampire Mk35A jet fighter to be restored by Dareton Men's Shed (via ABC News)... www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Lovely day for flight ✈️ Mt Bogong with a smidgen of snow and Mt Beauty

Remembered how to fly a glider today #melbourneglidingclub #bacchusmarsh

#flylikeanoldlady #aviation #aviationaustralia

Flew up to Echuca for the Antique Aeroplane Association fly-in. Lovely to see the Curtis Robin. Lake Eildon with a bit of water on the way up.

New bike day! Auren titanium custom gravel bike ... looking forward to the ride to work tomorrow!

@weratedogs.com a dog of the week candidate, perhaps?

Love the chooks!

Beautiful patch of green hood orchids at the Rise and Shine Nature Reserve near Castlemaine

“It may seem an unlikely bird haven, but the abundance of birdlife at the Western Treatment Plant rivals Kakadu..nearly 200 man-made lagoons & natural wetlands sit side-by-side..More than 300 species of birds have been recorded, including many threatened species” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Love this! Would definitely go and watch.

Carmina Burana at the Melbourne Recital Centre

Just a month after learning of a remote observatory run by a single volunteer, Rebecca Tayler and Richard Wilkin were handed its keys. These days, the observatory is part of a "star trail" for astronomy enthusiasts.

And the final leg from Hawker to Bacchus .. Just look how the country changes as you head south ...

The Flinders Ranges and Wilpena Pound

South of William Creek and the Painted Hills

The Cessna at dawn. Views of Lake Eyre North.

More photos from Arkaroola, a Wedgetail Eagle, view from Painters lookout, Bearded dragon.

A few more photos from the Cessna's outback adventure. The Darling river, a stumpy tailed lizard at Pooncarie and an old building in Broken Hill

So the Cessna's outback flying adventure is done. Safe back in the hangar at Bacchus. 626 litres of avgas, 21 hrs flight time and over 2000 nautical miles travelled across some amazing country

The Cessna is tied down at Hawker ... horizontal rain this morning. Waiting for the front to go through and hopefully we get to Wentworth this afternoon.

Lunch at Parachilna- mixed feral grill! Then a fly past of Wilpena Pound. Overnight Hawker.

Final view of Lake Eyre. No water in Lake Eyre South yet

Part two of the afternoons adventure was a flight out to the Painted Hills, south of William Creek

Part one of the afternoons adventure was a drive to the Strangway mound Springs and ruined telegraph station

Departed William Creek just after dawn for a scenic flight over Lake Eyre - truly an inland sea! Quite amazing.

Bit of scud running on the way to William Creek. Lake Eyre South at low level.

So the flight from Arkaroola to Leigh Creek was entertaining. Severe turbulence below 4000' so climbed to 6500' which gave us a 54knt headwind!

A day of ground exploration today, view from Sillers lookout Arkaroola wilderness area. We'll be flying over tomorrow on our way to William Creek

Amazing landscape ... Lake Frome from 6500' direct track Broken Hill to Arkaroola

The outback flying adventure begins - today was Bacchus to Wentworth - Pooncarie for lunch then on to Broken Hill for our first night. The Cessna purring along nicely