Mike & James sent us some photos of their time in Balikpapan, as well as the trip to Kuala Lumpur. View the Gallery page to see all the photos.

Mike & James arrived safely in Kuala Lumpur after adjusting their flight plan in order to avoid bad weather en-route to K.L. This leg took them 17½ hours to complete to cover an approximate distance of 2,075km. They will be spending a full day in Kuala Lumpur, and will depart on the 21st of August

Mike & James departed from Balikpapan and are now heading towards Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia. This leg is expected to take nearly 10 hours and will cover a distance of approximately 1,755km. Kuala Lumpur is the capital and largest city of Malaysia, and home to the very well-know Petronas Twin Towers.

Hi Mike & James, The grannies were so worried that you were just flying through the islands without having any time to enjoy the view of the local island girls, that they sent this picture through to give you a bit of “Island Girl” eye candy. They just wanted to let you guys know that

BIAK On final approach to landing there were people running across the runway and then halfway down the runway there were 2 major soccer games being played on the grass right next to the runway. That really made us smile as we steeled ourselves for having to deal with the officials. The instant we switched

After flying for just over 17½ hours to cover the 2,160km, Mike & James arrived safely in Balikpapan, Kalimantan Island in Indonesia. Due to some bad weather the guys had to face along the way, we lost the satellite tracking feed for a while till their arrival in Balikpapan. They will be spending a full

Mike & James departed at 01:00 SA local time ( 23:00 UTC) to Balikpapan, Kalimantan Island in Indonesia. This leg is expected to take 12 hours to complete the 2,160km distance. Balikpapan is a seaport city on the eastern coast of Kalimantan Island (also known as Borneo Island), Indonesia, in the East Kalimantan province, and

Hi, we didn’t get to e-mail today. We checked the plane again and did a little maintenance, and prepared for tomorrow, then went on a really great motorbike ride around the island and just got back now. We will send you news from Balikpapan. Taking off at 22:00 UTC (00:00 SAST) or shortly thereafter.

Dear Mommy Thank you so much for your messages. They seem a bit unlike your usual style, but perhaps the strain has been getting to you. I’m sorry I’ve not had much time to write to you – but it’s not because I haven’t been thinking of you. Mike and I are both thinking about

We are happily ensconsed in a hotel right next to the airport. They just opened 2 days ago so there is no internet. We had a good flight today but with a slight headwind for most of the 11 hours. We have just got back from a motorbike ride to town(Biak) to draw money, eat