Newcastle

Today I am in Newcastle, after leaving Bob and Jill Yesterday. We had a bit of rain, thunder and lightning overnight, and I was quite thankful for the van and the dry and comfy sleeping accommodations it provided. I am staying in a "caravan park" on the beach in Stockton which is just a couple of minutes across the Hunter River from downtown Newcastle. For $AU12.50 per night it's hard to beat. For AU$2 there is a passenger ferry accross the river into downtown. Tommorrow looks like there will be some coastal flying and over the weekend the Newcastle club is having their christmas party, with a campout and barbeque as well as towing, mountain, and coastal flying. I'm looking forward to getting into the air now that I have all of the logistics worked out.

I've created a link here to a Google Earth file that will show you some of the places I plan on visiting. If you don't have Google Earth, it's a free download that you can get by clicking "Google Earth" under "A few useful links..." on the right.