Mike and Jeans sent more photos through from their time in Rio de Janeiro.

Mike and Jean departed from from Cabo Frio, Brazil at 10:42Z. ZU-TAF will set course for 34S 31W to take advantage of the westerly winds as soon as possible. Low cloud is expected for the first 4 hours of the flight with light NW winds. ZU-TAF will be climbing to 3,500ft initially thereafter 5,500ft due

It’s interesting to see different people’s views on risk and justifiability in the context of flying. In 2004 I climbed the mountain in the attached photo. In doing that I got to twice the altitude that Mike and Jean will reach and I spent 4 weeks close to 20 000 feet (of course without oxygen).

Herewith some photos of Mike & Jean’s leg from Vilhena to Rio

Here are some photos of the trip from Tabatinga to Vilhena in Brazil

I’ve only just got to the internet for the first time today, having again just looked at the numbers for the Atlantic crossing again. Phew, it’s closer than I thought! Answers to a couple of questions – When Michiel asked me about fuel consumption I was under the impression that he was talking about fuel

It is seven on a glorious morning in Rio. Mike and I both woke around quarter to five in our little hotel room. I was lying awake and heard Mike tossing and turning. “How’s your head?” “Mmmmmmm…………” came the reply. Yep, we had a fine evening out in the the little town of Marica hosted

OK, having serviced ZU-TAF and prepared themselves for the road ahead, Mike and Jean, together with Sias and Tim, had a good look at the various ways home, the weather and things philosophical. Jean and Mike have both been away from home for a long time now and they’re definitely getting a bit homesick! Anyhow,

With the Andes disappearing behind us, we descended out of the forest of charlies to a reasonable altitude where the Amazon introduced itself to us. We have all seen pictures of the Amazon forest, the Amazon river and Amazon wildlife. I remember as a child reading National Geographic and being amazed at everything I saw

Mike and Jean were able to leave early this morning from Vilhena and were nearly halfway to Rio de Janeiro when we found out that the airport that they were heading to, was in fact closed. So the guys’ flight plan was adjusted and they headed to Maricá Airport, just east of the famous Baia