I just love Durban in Winter with temperatures rising to over 25c. This morning we woke up to a beautiful sunrise and not a cloud in the sky and we were off to the new Aloe Wildlife Estate for their first official fly-in. Durban Skyye's ZDL was the first aircraft to land and we were soon joined by 12 more. Debbie and Hennie, developer of the estate and future aeropark, saw to it that we had fabulous cakes and snacks followed by a hamburger breakfast whilst her photographic club also had a field day with the aircraft taking off and landing.. expect some snappy pics to follow.
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| Durban in all it's glory beneath our wings |
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| On the ground at Virginia just before departure for the fly-in |
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| Durban City and the Harbour |
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| On the ground at the new Aloe Wildlife Estate after a text-book landing on the good, grassed runway which is super-dry with the lack of winter rain |
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| The aircraft lined up after landing here |
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| One of the brighter aircraft |
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| We met Karyn who flies this "Chipmunk" Aircraft out of Pietermaritzburg |
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| Tail-end view of the Chipmunk taildragger aircraft |
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| Eyes to the sky for the group of enthusiastic photographers who had a field day with the aircraft taking off and landing |
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| On the way home with full tummies after a scrumptious breakfast |
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| The route home takes one via Cooper's Lighthouse on the Bluff, then to the Harbour Entrance and further north along the coast to Virginia Airport |
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| The photographic club had their funny hats and Christmas in July event at the Airfield, so Llewellyn posed with these borrowed accessories |
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