Gauteng-Margate return over 2 days

[t-bird]

On Monday the 9 June 2008 the weather forecast was perfect for the weekend that lay ahead.

I was weighing up different trips and by Wednesday I have made the decision that it would be Margate Saturday and back on Sunday.

725 km on Saturday and 730 km on Sunday with the pictures and story

Murphy was playing his roll before take off with the valve on my front wheel stuck.
Take off was delayed by 1 hour 45 minutes

50 minutes after departure the Vaaldam



First refueling stop at Bethlehem 2 hours 15 minutes

The mountains at Golden gate National park


Nice tailwind 85 mph airspeed 98 mph ground speed at 8287 feet


Snow on the top of the mountains


Drakensberg


Cathedral peak


Refueling at Estcourt ultra city with a lot of interest from the public


Howick waterfall


Sugar cane fields of Natal


Mountains between Pietermartizburg and Scottburgh


Low level along the coast from Scottburgh to Margate



Saturday morning warming the engine before sunrise


Sunrise over the ocean. Words can’t describe it.


Low level along Margate’s main beach



The runway at Estcourt Ultra City with a trike landing in the back ground

[old no 7]

Looks fantastic T-bird.
Come on Gyronuts, what about a similar trip?
Maybe spread over a few more days though.

[Low Level]

Nice one Callie, and great pics - glad to see you're in the air again.

The beach flying looks awesome.

[Learjet]

Great pics! What a beautiful area to fly. thanks for sharing.

[t-bird]

Old no 7

I have to agree that you need a few more days
1 day Margate
2 Kei Mouth – Browns landing
3 Barkley east – Margate
4 Back in Midrand

I try to fly every week with a long trip once a month.
If you guys are interested I will post the next trip on the forum. It will probably be to a game farm near Ellisras or a trip to Mapumalanga.

[Coyote]

Great trip and awesome pics. I have always wanted to do the Margate trip but maybe over a few more days.