Mike and James sent us a video clip of a group of fishermen in the Seychelles. See the video clip below. Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) will be Mike & James’ first port of call back in South Africa on Thursday the 27th of August, in order for them to go through Customs. They will

Dear Colorado Island Beauties, its a great lift to have you girls so firmly behind us on our travels. Thanks for the lovely photograph on our website. At last we’ve taken a couple of days out on a paradise island to see some of the sights, but none as beautiful or exotic as the photo

What a place. We’re ensconced in a beautiful little guest house called the “Beau Vallons Bungalows” right on the beach here in Beau Vallon, on the west coast of Mahe Island. (Anyone taking a family holiday in the Seychelles would be well advised to come stay here!). First night was in a much more formal

COMBINED LOG FROM THE SEYCHELLES Phew – that was close! At some stage during this trip things had to get plain terrifying, and it finally happened last night. On the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Sri Lanka we were talking about the highs and lows of our trip and how we’ve struggled with the time

Mike & James arrived at just after 12:00 SA local time ( 10:00 UTC) in the Seychelles, after making the decision to move on from Sri Lanka due to admin hassles they had there. Facing strong headwinds and some weather in the beginning, the guys took 17½ hours to complete the approximate 3,000km trip.

Thanks to the vigilance of our website visitors, we were informed that the Sling is moving, and we were surprised to find out the Mike & James were already en-route to the Seychelles. Due to a lot of admin hassles the guys felt it best to push on, and are now currently on their way

Mike & James arrived in Sri Lanka at 12:00 SA local time ( 10:00 UTC) after facing some strong headwinds and bad weather along the way. This leg took them 17½ hours to complete, and they covered a distance of approximately 2,470km.

View this excellent video made by Brady Lane from EAA, USA. It truly captures the spirit behind the Sling project and The Airplane Factory.

Mike & James departed at 01:00 SA local time ( 23:00 UTC) from Kuala Lumpur, and are now en-route to Sri Lanka, Colombo. This leg is expected to take between 13-14 hours to cover a distance of 2,470km to Colombo Bandaranayake International Airport. Bad weather has however been predicted for them along the way, so

Video log from Kuala Lumpur