The morning dawned calm clear and sunny. Everything was stowed neatly in the Stinson and all the weather forecasts read and re-read. Kevin and Macca were set for departure with the essentials (scotch and camembert cheese ?) packed in. The gathering of friends and family said their goodbyes and the old girl
faithfully roared into action and idled happily as they taxiid out. One very sad Jacki (Macca's little dog) sat by the plane hoping he would come back out. But Dianne had to pick her up and hold her as they moved past.After warm ups and tests she dragged herself into the air with only 3 knots of a northerly cross wind and fully loaded with fuel it was defintely a heavy take-off.
The first fuel stop would be Merredin at 11 am.
To bring everyone up to speed. Due to past plans and other circumstances Vicki had decided to stay home until Friday 25th and fly commercially to Melbourne to meet up with Kevin and Macca at Albury.
This will give her a chance to see Nikki, Cam and Bailey for one more time for the next few months. There is definitely going to be a sad Nanny - having to leave Bailey for 2 + months.
