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Oh! The cruelty of life! To have glory snatched from within one's grasp. Will I ever recover?

Wow! Is that a Bronze for me in the MA Handicap Race? Aw shucks. Gee, thanks guys.

Thanks Olli. :icon29:

Welcome to Melbourne Buzz! I hope it's not going to be too hot while you're here. :icon29:

Cheers Ed! :icon29:

Thanks Mike. It was a great race thanks to you and others on the committee. Well done, and cheers! :icon29:
Thanks Rob - there was a good bit of dawdling along the way.

Down safe at YMEN.

I circled once to waste a bit of time, and I was a bit slow pulling up, so I'm not sure if my time will be valid. It's great to be here in Melbourne!

Aha! Time for my final leg. YBCV - YMEN

Let's hope I don't have any of the problems complicating my Cheyenne attempt at this leg.

Precision flying estimate for this leg: 3 hours 21 minutes.

Down safe at YBCV.

Yes, You guys are copping it just as bad. Flood damage can't be any more consoling than fire damage.

Man, this is a hot dry country. YTNK - YBCV

Down safe at YTNK.

A lot of red dirt looks pretty good in FTX.

Now for a look at a vast dry country. YPDN - YTNK

Down safe at YPDN.

Only 3 legs to go. The end is in sight:

Aha! Another arrival on friendly home shores. WATT - YPDN

Down safe at WATT.

Very mild trade winds right on my nose.

Okay! Let's give Timor a go. WADA - WATT

Down safe at WADA.

Much cooler today. I don't think you can over estimate the affect of heat on the correct functioning of electrical equipment.

It's a bit cooler today. Across Indonesia, WIHH - WADA.

Down safe at WIHH.

So far so good. The modem seems to be holding up. It's kinda cool inside, but man, it's cooking out in the sun!

Onwards through Indonesia. WSSL - WIHH, I hope my modem holds up under this unseasonal weather. Let's see, shall we??!!

Thank you all. It's nice to be home in not always sunny Melbourne. :icon29:

Down safe at YMEN.

Precision flying? Not too hard with the GPS telling you ETE!

The other possibility is that my modem is getting hot. It's getting very hot here - and summer hasn't even started yet. Bodes not well for the RTW race in February!

Anyhow, YBCV - YMEN take two....

For some reason the Duenna just stopped working with a Windows close program message. Very annoying. I just installed AVG 9 this morning which could be the culprit. I'll restart the system and try...

I forgot to stipulate that this leg is from YBCV - YMEN. I hope this addendum is consistent with the rules, gulp!