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Leg 1: Lanseria to Luanda, Angola (17 July 2022)

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“Phew, what a long, but wonderful day. We’re safely ensconced in the Continental Hotel i...

Leg 1: Luanda, Angola (18 July 2022)

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“Yooohooo – so we got the permission. And we already have those required to get to Cape ...

Leg 2: Luanda, Angola to Accra Int’l, Ghana (19 July 2022)

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“This post is a mess but anyhow… There seems to be a glitch but my phone’s not the...

Leg 3: Accra, Ghana to Praia, Cape Verde (21 July 2022)

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“Safe in Cape Verde! Actually, yesterday was much harder than today! As I always find on susta...

Leg 4: Praia, Cape Verde to Seawell, Barbados (23 July 2022)

Mon, 25 Jul 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“I’m afraid we’ve been running on empty for quite a number of days and I literally...

Leg 5: Seawell, Barbados to Nassau, Bahamas (24 July 2022)

Mon, 25 Jul 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“It’s now 1h00 am in the Bahamas and I should be sleeping but we’ve had truly the ...

Catch Up With Mike From Barbados

Tue, 26 Jul 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“I’m sitting in the Barbados Beach Club hotel in Bridgetown and tracking the three High Wings ...

Leg 6 – 7: Nassau, Bahamas to Kentucky, USA (26 July 2022)

Wed, 27 Jul 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“The great switcheroo! What a weird day! It turned out that JP and his flying partner, William...

Catch Up With James From Greenland

Thu, 04 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“OK, I’m already getting Avcom withdrawal and I see some conjecture which may not be 100% righ...

Catch Up With James From Iceland

Sat, 06 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“We’ve had the most wonderful day in Reykjavík – but after a bit of a rocky start. To be hones...

Catch Up With James From Scotland And On…

Thu, 11 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“Reykjavík to Scotland and on… Jirra, I can’t really even remember from where I last pos...

Catch Up With James From Greece

Fri, 12 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“We made it to Serifos, but kind of only just! When we arrived in Portorož, the Slovenian immi...

Catch Up With James From Greece To Italy

Mon, 22 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“I’m safe and sound on the beautiful Bressaucourt Airfield in north-western Switzerland after ...

The End Of A Big Journey!

Tue, 23 Aug 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on..., News

“I’m sitting on my bed in Cambridge, in my friend Tim Parsonson’s home after a won...

The Journey Continues…

Tue, 25 Oct 2022in 2022 Sling High Wings to Oshkosh and on...

“Following my lengthy travels in ZU-SHW, it was quite strange to return all the way to South A...

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