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Views from above...

I thought it would be nice to give you a more detailed report about how it feels and what it looks like when you go for a flight in Kakadu:)
Some of the pictures are from when I went on a fixed wing flight and some from when I went on a helicopter flight.

The first thing you get to see is the Uranium Mine.

These are pictures of Arnhem land.

Here is usually a big waterfall in the wet season

A happy flyer :) And the archway

This is East Alligator River... ...and the Wetlands

The airport just before landing

Flying is a really good way to get a good view of the park and if you ever get a chance to go on one of these flight, do it! Helicopter flights can take you closer and fixed wing flights covers a bigger area. Do not make me choose a favourite... I will soon get back to you with a bunch of pictures from the adventures of the weekend.
*Lots of Love*

2010-08-31 @ 13:01:40 • General • Kommentarer (4)

Brave or stupid???

I made, in my opinion, a brave move, colouring my hair black the other day...

An even braver move to let Carlos do it :P But here is the result.

He did pretty ok :D

2010-08-26 @ 12:35:56 • General • Kommentarer (6)

The first weeks in Jabiru

We arrived in jabiru on a Saturday night, on the Sunday afternoon we went to the airport to have a look and to meet everyone etc. The first thing they did was to put us on a flight so that we would see what kakadu Air flights are all about, that was pretty exciting, at least for me, who has never flown in anything smaller then 737 :) Carlos was not as excited :P It is a absloutely beautifull National Park, and to see it from the air was amazing.

After the flight I worked for a few hours just to start learning all the different tasks that lies under my responsibility, which is a fair few... From the beginning my role felt really daunting, it was just so many different parts to remember and the first couple of weeks were really hard and tiring. But I have to say that now, being on my 4th week here, it feels easy, because now I know everything and I have everything under control. :)


The first week we had seperate days off work, I had Saturday and Sunday, and Carlos had Monday and Tuesday. So on my days off I went to the gym and to the pool, which is located just a 5 minute walk from our house. 35 degrees, not the best in a gym with no air-con , but really nice when your lying in the sun by the pool :)

The highlight of the following week was definitely the 45 minute helcopter flight (without doors) that I went on. It was absolutely amazing. A very different experience compared to the fixed wing flights, although I loved both experiences. And this week (and from now on) they had given us the same days off, so we went bush walking and explored some of the incredible nature that this park has to offer.





Last weeks highlight was when I went on my second fixed wing flight, only this time I went for an hour, sitting in the front seat while Carlos was flying :D That was a lot of fun, almost felt like a pilot myself..almost... :P

*Lots Of Love*

2010-08-24 @ 10:18:23 • General • Kommentarer (4)

Our place :)

Thought I would put some pictures up of our place, since I have been getting questions about how we live....

This is the living room and the kitchen...

...the bedroom...

...and the bathroom...

...and THIS, is our bedroom snake, who scared us 6 o'clock in the morning... Carlos put in a good effort to catch it, while I was watching on a safe distance :) He got it in the end and put it in a box and brought it to work, just to scare one of the pilots... and then he let it go :)

2010-08-22 @ 07:38:26 • General • Kommentarer (3)

Getting here...

I will start with the trip, which was probably the longest trip I have ever done. I started at Copenhagen Airport and my goal was Jabiru in Kakadu National Park. It took me about 3 days....

I flew from Copenhagen to Bangkok, a flight that took about 10 hours. I arrived 6 in the morning and had 18 hours in Bangkok. Luckily I was aloud to leave the airport, so I went to the nice "little" shopping centre MBK, only 8 floors :) There, I had a 2 hour massage, had lunch and dinner at 2 different restaurants and went for some cheap shopping off course. Then I went back to the airport, had a shower, slept for 3 hours and then it was time for my next 10 hour flight to Perth. In Perth I only spend 4 hours and then had a 3 hour flight to get to Darwin, where I after 44 long hours got to see Carlos :D Which made it all worth it :D

Breakfast in Bangkok Sunrise before landing in Perth

We had hired a car so we could get around town, because we had to get a place to stay for the night. I arrived around 17.30 Friday night, so we did not have much time. And since there was a horse race on in Darwin, a lot of the places were booked out... So in the end, after checking about 7 places, we ended up in a hotel, a bit expensive, but a comfy bed to sleep in:)

On Saturday morning, at 9 o'clock, we had a meeting with our new bosses. Where we got all the paperwork and all the information we needed. Then we went and picked up our uniforms and started looking around for a cheap car (or a shit box, which Carlos calls it). We found a Hyundai Sonata for 1900dollars and then we dropped the rental at the airport, before driving 3 hours out into Kakadu National Park... Out into the unknown....

When we arrived, we had a problem getting a hold of the chief pilot, who had the keys to our unit. But we reached him after about an hour and got our keys and everything worked out :) Our unit is like what we would call a "mark lagenhet" in Sweden. It is one pretty big bedroom, an all right kitchen with a joint living room, a bathroom with washing machine and a quite big backyard. I like the place, all though, we do not spend much time here, since we are doing 10 hour days... But katching katching in the bank account :D

Views from the car, while driving through the National Park

Driving through the National Park... very straight road.... Sunset in Jabiru

2010-08-19 @ 12:24:54 • General • Kommentarer (6)

Up and running :)

I have finally managed to get my blog up and running :) Thank you Malin :) I will try and get it up to date on what has been going on for the 3 weeks I now have been away.

I am really at the beginning of something big. It feels a bit surreal, it was a bit scary, not as scary any more, now that I am here, but still, a bit scary... But also fun and exciting:) Who would have though I would be living in the middle of nowhere in a big National Park in Australia and work as a flight controller? So much unknown and so much to explore. Even though it is scary, I am also proud and happy I made the decision to go. I will experience things I never even imagined before. I see this as my adventure and an amazing opportunity, even though I miss all my loved ones back at home...

2010-08-15 @ 16:05:35 • General • Kommentarer (0)