Month: July 2013

Another pretty airport. A short stop to check weather and get a drink. The flying was very smooth now and we wanted to keep going. We found a good tail wind at 7500′ Show Full […]

Another nice place, with great help from the crew at Conair. The airport is almost in the centre of town and runs into the water. Show Full Size Photo

We didn’t stay long in Peace River as you can see just above the wing the thunderstorms and smoke, both moving our way. We wanted to get some separation, but still had time to take […]

Nice airport – and our fuel person was from Cookstown?? Go figure. Show Full Size Photo

We went through some smoke, which we left behind as we approached Peace River. Show Full Size Photo

We never made it to High Level, as we turned south east and headed to Peace River in order to stay out of the smoke as long as possible. Show Full Size Photo

Lake Zama, in Northern Alberta. You know they said to us that the landscape would be boring on our trip across, but I have to disagree. It’s such a privilege to be able to see […]

It would be interesting to find out what all the lines represent. From my point of view they just formed an interesting pattern in the middle of nowhere! Show Full Size Photo

It was amazing to see how many lines there were cut through the bush. They were all over the place and as you can see on the left, there are several lines feeding one station. […]

So our chosen route out of Fort Nelson was to High Level, knowing that we wouldn’t be able to follow any roads. It actually turned out not to be an issue as there was pipe […]

The big decision…do we spend the time to head north east to Yellowknife from Fort Nelson or do we start home?? So close and yet so far! We debated right up to the last minute […]

The Rebels are tied down for the night in Fort Nelson. Note the wind sock between them. You can’t miss it …… straight out! We booked into the Woodlands Inn, who sent a van to […]

We’re approaching Fort Nelson – it had been the second day of difficult flying. Certainly the tail wind was a welcome change as we actually reached 105 to 110 knots on a good portion of […]

It was a welcome scene as we came out of the mountains and looked along the highway towards Fort Nelson. Show Full Size Photo

I’m up at 8000′ trying to stay out of the turbulence. We again had 20 knot tail or quartering winds with plenty of gust to keep us struggling with the controls. It was unusual to […]