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  • The Coat-hanger Bridge

    The advertisement in the aviation magazines, before the race, went somethiing like this...... "Maurice Kirk seeks sponsorship for single non return ticket to penal colony. CAA may apply." They didn't. London to Sydney...I had made it and landed first..just one last manoevre....HHASELL CHECKS...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 12-16-2001

  • The end and a pair of boots

    M arrived at Bankstown for the second time. He had flown in early before returning to Sydney Harbour for the fly past. Genevieve and I were at the Opera House to watch him complete the final part of the route, but we waited and waited..... we saw the Campbell team land the Albatros and some of the subsequent...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-14-2001

  • Boot conspiracy

    Having stopped short of Coolangatta at a cattle station at Goolawindi (apologies that I can't get this name right) M telephoned on Friday morning and left a message of my instructions for that day! I was to purchase 6 AA batteries (for his radio), 1 pair of size 11 RJ Williams boots, get his video...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-11-2001

  • Last Leg of the Journey

    I was sad to leave Alice Springs after a very short stay - such a beautiful place. An unusually high rainfall this season has caused it to be green and lush. I'm definitely coming back (soon). We watched G-KIRK and M fly out of Alice at approx. 08.00hrs. Remarkably, G-KIRK (the other one) who is...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-10-2001

  • Headwinds

    After another early start M and G-KIRK battled against headwinds to Tenneant Creek for refuelling after which they set off again towards Alice Springs but were brought down by darkness. This time, as a variation, they landed on a small road at Attack Creek, near a campsite where they spent the night...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-10-2001

  • G'day from Coolangatta

    Since my last message G-KIRK (the other one) and I did indeed pack our bags and set out for Darwin via Heathrow, Los Angeles, Sydney and Alice Springs. To those of you who warned me that I was insane to attempt this in one hop with a two year-old - you were right - but we made it. I am not so sure that...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 04-01-2001

  • Search & Rescue

    M is better - his gut difficulties have resolved. Today has involved a further 9 (or 10?) hours of flying. When we spoke he was fascinated by the geography and formation of Sumatra. "It's just one huge bog with 2ft deep water and trees scattered about - a pilot's absolute nightmare where...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 03-30-2001

  • Delhi Belly!

    Maurice is offended. He tells me that he was not "out drinking last night" and most certainly doesn't have a hangover. In fact things are rather worse - he has what he described as "Delhi belly" and I chose to ask no more. Yesterday was a day of maintenance for G-KIRK. M found...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 03-29-2001

  • Singapore Hangover

    Little to report today. Belinda tells me that G-KIRK's mechanical difficulty has been addressed and so their race should continue as planned (last-ish!). "M is out drinking!" was the only news proffered and so, I imagine, M has had a well deserved rest today and is now sampling the local...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 03-28-2001

  • Jungle Bond

    M left Rangoon early this morning and arrived at Phuket (how is that pronounced?) after flying for 11 hours. You won't be surprised to hear that the flight was not without incident. My obsession, the oil leak, caused some problems today. M put down in a jungle area in Thailand when he realised that...

    Posted to 07 Maurice's Blog (Weblog) by Kirstie Kirk on 03-27-2001
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