boarded, ready to go homedon’t mind if I do, a little private jet home would be nice no . Captain, I see some nice clouds over there, do you mind just doing a little left turn so I can get a better photo 🙂 Fiji Airways is now a full member of the One World Alliance as of last week pushed back ready to go take off Nadi Bay Denarau Nadi River Sonaisali Island all the little Islands of Nadi, all with great snorkelling Malolo and the Mamanuca’s plane has gone a bit to the left on take off, as normally we would see Namotu and Tavarua and cloud break now, but instead, probably right on top of Namotu now given us a better view of the Mamanucas and start of the Yasawas Impossibles a spot I’ve yet to surf, doesn’t look impossible today bye Fiji crossing the big ditchSatellite photo from around time of take offbig band of cloud, just flew past New Caledonia ( Tim has a great story from there ) band of cloud we are crossing very thick and very flat the other side of it but not for long nearing the east coast looking back beaten surface getting closer slowly descending cumulus not long before we can do some whale spotting and a couple of lines above nice long slow descend love me a window seat flying under the high cloud and above cumulus Can you spot the plane and Bondi through the clouds the plane, coming in from Newcastle ? Da Bra doing a fly by Sydney Airport Brighton le Sands very calm day down there ha, never saw that before, James Cook Island Sylvania Waters looking South, very wet Garie Beach, Royal National Park banking whale spotting ( didn’t see any, but now is the time ) Kurnell Landed Waiting for engine shut downTake off from Nadi and that left turnCloud CoverFlight pathApproaching Sydney final trackThe Storm south of Sydney
Nadi > Sydney FJ911
Fiji Fashion week done, so time to head back to Sydney
Sonny Vandevelde