Around the World in ??? Days

[Jeffref]

Since I cannot afford a real trip I will attempt it virtually

On to South America via

Tonga







Rarotonga





Has anyone ever told you that you have gone "too far"?
How about to Fa'aa?





A quick tour of Moorea







A bit cloudy around the hills so the coast will have to do

On to Totegegie



And Isla de Pascua better known as Easter Island - extra brownie points as most remote airport



And the final pit stop before Santiago

Isla San Felix





And the mighty Andes come into view

[Splitpin]

I missed this .... go, you good thing ...I'm following you .

[hasegawa]

Years ago I was underway around the world to but with a bigger airplane... a DC-10... This is harder. Good Job.

[Jeffref]

Onward from Santiago to Antofagasta











Problem with the mesh there!

And getting some height on a trip to La Paz via the Potosi silver mine

















Took a chunk out of that mountain!



Approaching La Paz



Nearly there



Runway in sight





Next stop Quito

[Jeffref]

Departing Quito





Along the Pacific Coast



Nicaragua



Arriving Toncontin



Departing Toncontin





Approaching Mexico City





Lining Up MC



Departing MC







Enroute Monterrey





Arrival Monterrey



Departing Monterrey






Enroute Sedona









Arrival Sedona

[Splitpin]

Great post ...... your doing well!! but when do we get to Dublin? the head is falling on my Guinness

[Jeffref]

Dublin? Will see what I can do but I may be a while longer. The next series will include Banff where the beer will be really cold.

[Splitpin]

Ops ..... good thing I'm not navigating ... I thought we were going .... dont worry , great shots

[Jeffref]

On the way to Half Moon Bay which I normally use for flights from Hilo

Departing Sedona



Flagstaff



Meteor Crater- a little detour



Grand Canyon



Lake Mead-Las Vegas



Groom Lake- watch out for F16's and ET's.



Yucca Flats



Death Valley



Old Castle AFB - Home of the big sticks



And Half Moon Bay



Next leg we are heading to Redding with detour to Yosemite



Mono Lake



Lassen Peak and Mt Shasta



Redding
Spot the Canberra?





Next leg to one of my favourites - Jackson Hole
First a look at Mt Shasta



Lava Field in Snake River Valley



Another with Great Salt Lake in the distance



Jackson Lake



Grand Teton



Jackson Hole- Great place to camp in the snow-(NOT)



Heading to Banff

But first Yellowstone



Glacier National Park



Canadian Rockies



Banff

[Splitpin]

Amazing stuff ....cant get over how far you have gone.
Great work
Thanks for your comments on the P-51 screen.

[Jeffref]

Heading for St Johns for the Atlantic Crossing

First we need to get to Calgary to take on a full fuel load. The Banff runway is rather short.













Calgary to Winnipeg

In Calgary you can see the mountains most days unlike Denver!













Winnipeg to Ottawa















Ottawa to Quebec











And Quebec to St Johns







Detour to Lake Manicouagan - the result of a humongous asteroid strike



On to St John





Not far to go now for a pint (or more) next, but will pick up some ice on the way.

[Jeffref]

Next we will travel to a pint (or more) of Guiness via Greenland, Iceland and Norway
First to Narsarsuaq or Bluie West One to pick up some 1000 year old ice

Departing St Johns









Enroute Narsarsuaq





Narsarsuaq to Reykjavik

















Reykjavik to Bergen















And the last leg to a well deserved drink in Dublin (with a couple of little detours)



Scottish Coast



Edinburgh



Rosyth to check out the Prince of Wales



The Lake District



Sellafield



Whitehaven



and finally Dublin
Have the ice
Waiting on the beer

[Splitpin]

Ahhhh

[Jeffref]

You should like the next stop too...Munich

[Jeffref]

Next up is Munich, Kiev, Saratov and finally Bukhara on the Silk Road

Leaving Dublin (and the Guiness)





Detour to Devonport



England's Green Fields



Portsmouth Former HMS Warrior



And HMS Victory



France



Munich







On to Kiev

Departing Munich



Czech Polish Border



Over Ukraine



Detour to Chornobyl



Approaching Kiev





Next stop Saratov

Departing Kiev







Enroute Saratov





Arrival



Last Leg to Bukhara-Want to buy a good carpet?

First a look around Saratov and the nearby Engels Airbase, the major base of the Russian Strategic Air Force







Enroute to Bukhara including the Aral Sea which is fast becoming a big puddle.



This is the Aral Sea



And so is this!



Flying on



Bukhara

[Jeffref]

And pushing on to Saigon(Ho Chi Minh) via Kashgar (Kashi), Kathmandu, and Kunming

Departing Bukhara



Intransit Kashgar - this will be faster than camels on the Silk Road!







Kashi is located on the western edge of the Taklimakan-Shamo-Depression







On approach



Departing Kashi





Intransit Kathmandu







A little detour to Mt Everest



Before making an approach to Kathmandu





On the way to Kunming









Another detour, this time to Lhasa



Back on track



And the approach to Kunming





Kunming to Saigon











Approach

[Jeffref]

It's getting close to Christmas so I'll push it along a bit.
Next up is Broome via Singapore and Bali

Departing Saigon



And the Mekong



Side trip to Lake Toba an old super volcano



Approaching Singapore where there are dozens of ships anchored off shore.





Approaching Changi





Departure Singapore







Java enroute Bali

Some of the many volcanoes









Approaching Bali







Departing for Broome





Enroute







Aussie coast ahead





Broome -looks nice













I was thinking about hopping on an A350 at Singapore but resisted the temptation!

[Splitpin]

Amazing ....some of that scenery is spectacular
Are you keeping track of the hours and distance?

Well done

[sjimc2000]

Yes ,, well done Jeff.
Quite a mission there in deed.

Jim

[Jeffref]

Yes ,, well done Jeff.
Quite a mission there in deed.

Jim

Thanks for the "flight following", but I am really glad it is nearly over. I'm just downloading the last scenery at the moment.