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Now that looks good. Not sure it’s going to happen though.
17th May 2023 10:00 am
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Air show continues. Brief chat with one of the pilots at breakie this morning, he was amused at SWMBO’s suggestions for an improved display, sadly he did not take me up on my offer of swapping jobs!
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And two of these bad boys slumming it in RAAF Richmond, makes a bit of a change from RAAF Williamtown.
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To save peeps from eye strain.
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Sadly not my pics as I was having a lovely mid afternoon schnooze in the bath so missed them. See SingAF pilot, see what you missed out on!!
And talk of the devil.
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Not sure about all this excitement at our age!
18th May 2023 5:55 am
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18th May 2023 10:23 am
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Hmmmm, looking forward to not single-handedly supporting the Aussie VC industry. Too much nice wine bought, but we battled through it valiantly.
And back onto the RAAF Richmond Air Show (Impromptu Variety).
A few F-35s flying around yesterday. Here’s one getting back on the ground for tea and medals. There were two more flying around in the dark and two did a fantastic low and slow fly past. It’s really surprising how noisy a couple of flashing red lights can be!
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Gorgeous lowering sun hitting the underside of the clouds. Shame that’s happening before 5pm!
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And back to the air show! Today’s offerings, so far!
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Volume up to max for these vids.
First time I’ve been able to watch F-35s UC&P, thanks RAAF.
And not to be outdone, the Singapore AF heading off once the noisy stuff was done.
And last and not least, a SEEEEEEET little Spartan that was doing lots of circuits then passed over the hotel at a funny line for the runway.
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I was just heading off the balcony when SWMBO shouts “look, they’re jumping out”, sure enough they were lightening the load by chucking out those without tickets. Will have words with hotel re chopping down those trees.
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And it’s back, no doubt shouting “I am Sparta” when touching down.
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PS as I type the Singaporeans are back. Wonder if we could hitch a lift back to their home, gonna be way more fun than Scoot.
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Waiting to see what the afternoon offers.
And the Spartan is back, chucking peeps out the back. Only being chucked out in 3s, wonder if 2 peeps have come to their senses.
19th May 2023 3:36 am
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And now gone full circle, well for the bottom right corner of Aus. Shade under 3 months and shade under 10,000kms on the road, that’s SE Aus = ticked.
Bit of a stressful drive back into central Sydney, should have looked at dropping off in Richmond and getting the train in. Avoiding toll roads and road closures for tomorrow’s Sydney Half Marathon was fun. Re that half snickers run, pheeeeeew don’t have my running shoes with me.
Lovely views from the room over E Harbour.
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Though missing the flyovers already.
Only two more sleeps here, in 48hrs will be in the air heading west. Again.
20th May 2023 11:10 am
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And bye bye Aus, it’s been a blast! Feels like we’ve been here forever!
Our ride has arrived and we’ll be Scootin’ off shortly.
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Catch up with y’all from next part of epic RTW jolly.
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22nd May 2023 6:54 am
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Safe trip! Brilliant memories made. Really enjoying being along for the ride with ye A happy childhood ... is the worst possible preparation for life.
22nd May 2023 9:34 am
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And the ride isn’t quite finished yet.
Now tucked up in a hotel at Singapore Airport, off into the city tomorrow. We’ve got 10 days of tropical toastieness ahead, 30c atm, plus the odd sling or two. Got a few pics from the flight, will bung them up in a bit.
22nd May 2023 12:25 pm
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Right where were we?
Really interesting flight. ~8hr flight right across the Aussie continent, then the E bit of the Indian ocean the over Java. It was long enough for a flight, glad to get back on the ground. Must say we breezed through SYD and SIN airport, former 10 mins max to get through exit immigration and security, just as quick to get into Singapore. Loving the automation.
On the way across Aus, lots and lots and lots of desert. But before that had to check that the Blue Mountains were still actually green.
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No Singaporean Hercs seen flying low through the valleys though. As with virtually every hotel, we were asked to do a review. We happily did it for the hotel in Windsor and thanked them for the wonderful air show they laid on.
And before we get to the desert proper, good to see the size of the swimming pools that the miners have! Bear in mind that the pic was from 36,000ft.
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Always amazes me how much of deserts are shaped by water. Lots of braded river systems and lakes, all dry atm. Good job I was paying attention in those lectures.
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More salt lakes than you can shake a stick at.
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And lots of mini-Ayers Rocks sticking up through the plains.
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And when the ancient maps said “there be dragons”, maybe they were thinking of here.
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Once over Indonesia lots of cloud with volcanos sticking through. Unfortunately no GPS tagging of the pics to see which volcanos they were. We’re planning to go there next spring, would have been interesting to compare the above and below pics.
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Lots of big looking thunder storms (in my totally non meteorological expert opinion). Glad we weren’t under one of those!
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And to Singapore. After wandering around the airport getting lost for 30 minute, my fault as I thought the hotel was in T1 rather than T3, we eventually found it. We passed the famous largest indoor waterfall in the world, while doing its stuff. Didn’t think to take any pics, too knackered. Here is is this morning when we were having a wander first thing courtesy of 2 hours jet lag.
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Good to see the world’s largest ironing board is still there.
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And when you got to go, you got to go.
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It was getting pretty hot, +31c and high humidity, and I was way over dressed, was getting over hot and grumpy so MRTed back to the hotel, was greeted by this juxtaposition of old and new.
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Then back for some cooling in lovely AC, plus did someone say SingSling?
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Off to Sentosa tomorrow, then seeking out satay.
23rd May 2023 12:26 pm
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Lovin being back in Asia. Lovin the breakies!
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24th May 2023 1:13 am
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And lovin lunch!
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With oblig sugar cane juice!
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24th May 2023 5:21 am
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Looks great Del👍 I remember the flight over Aus when we went there in 2014. It was amazing to see the vast expanse of nothing.
One thing that puzzled me was the straight lines running across the ground for miles, which had a different shade of desert on one side of the fence to the other.
Later explained by the crew that they were fences, and kept the rabbit/ Roo population one one side, the other side had some vegetation.
Enjoy Asia.
24th May 2023 6:29 am
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Great pics Del and glad to see food is back on the menu was beginning to think you might be wasting way Uncle Ray's spare wheel protector
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25th May 2023 9:07 am
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No chance of wasting away, not with all this scrummy scoff. And VC.
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Few pics from today’s hike through the jungles of Singapore’s most excellent Botanical Gardens. Mega hot, mega humid but loved every minute of it.
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And from the National Orchid Garden.
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Pitcher plans by the pitcher full!
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The National Orchid Garden has a Cool House, which is raved about on t’interweb. Not surprising as it was the best coolness ever!
And fantastic views from the bus back to the hotel, again with lovely AC.
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Getting used to the 32c & high humidity slowly, T-shirt from today has a distinct salty tide mark. Good we’re getting used to it as after Singapore it’s to an even hotter place. And no, that’s not Blighty, you lot don’t get that lucky.
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