And so it begins!

 Wednesday evening....  After the usual security checks on the batteries, Kelly and I caught our short flight over to Vancouver and then connected to AC35 to Brisbane.  We made good time and landed ahead of schedule.  With the time change and 14+ flight time it's now Friday morning!

We are spending a few days here before picking up the rental car and heading to Warwick. I have been in contact with fellow team members with Chad & Agnes and the boys arriving Sunday (Brisbane time) morning.  John Bentley arrives on Monday and will beat us all to Warwick. He has some plans for acquiring requisite team supplies (cooler/chairs etc) and scoping out practice sites as well.

Both Michi and Henry have had their final practice flights and boxed up their respective planes.  Looks like Michi had some help :-)  They will arrive on Tuesday morning into Brisbane.

Keiko tests the plane box for comfort. She is getting big!

 I've also been in touch with the organizers sorting out some RX issues for the Jeti system that Henry uses. They use a slightly different band in Australia so that is all resolved... didn't want the plane to fail processing!  Both Brian Dooley and Simon Atkinson have been very helpful!

Also texting with Sergio Valasquez of the Colombian team who arrived just before us along with seeing several posts on FB and other platforms of some of the USA team members arrival.  Jason has already been in country for a while practicing with Bones.

It's now Friday evening and I am beat... off to the rack.

View from our hotel in Milton