You heard it here first! Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas is coming to Wollongong on Sunday October 30th. Well, okay, perhaps that's not a scoop. But! This is the inaugural cruise ship visit to our shores. Officially, it will drop anchor in Port Kembla which is about ten minutes out of the city centre. The port is … Continue reading Wollongong Ambassadors Welcome Radiance of the Seas
Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS)
The CAC Wirraway and its cousins – a photo story
Way back in the middle of June, fellow blogger GP Cox of Pacific Paratrooper posted the story of Pilot Officer John Archer, 4 Squadron RAAF, who managed to shoot down a Japanese fighter - believed at the time to be a Mitsubishi ‘Zero’ - from a Wirraway, an Australian built military trainer come general purpose aircraft. Read … Continue reading The CAC Wirraway and its cousins – a photo story
Qantas B747-400 VH-OJA Retires
Being more of a night owl than an early bird, there needs to be a compelling reason for me to tumble out of bed before sunrise. Sunday 8th March was one of those days. The City of Canberra, the first Boeing 747-400 to be acquired by our national carrier Qantas, was due to land at … Continue reading Qantas B747-400 VH-OJA Retires
The Reluctant Retiree 