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Matt Attempts A Surf PDF  | Print |  E-mail

Matt Tries The Surfing Thing.

Let me say at the outset, that I have never surfed before. Never even been big on boogie boarding. Now this revelation is probably a bit embarrassing to admit for a kid who grow up in 'The Shire', just a stone's throw from the beach..

However, thanks to the free Coca-Cola Surf School series in 2009, I thought heck - it was well past time I gave it a go. I am not afraid to try new adventures!

So, off to Cronulla I trotted to check the offshore action and catch some
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Sydney At A Few Hundred Feet PDF  | Print |  E-mail

Small Plane, Big City

My wifes' uncle owns a small plane. Very small. 2 seats and barely enough room to swing a cat. Made in the Czech Republic and sent out in kit form to build yourself. Small.

Ken knew that I was partial to flying and he always promised to take me up for a bit of a sightseeing flight, so one gloriously fine day in April 2005, he gave me a call and the gig was on.

I headed down to

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Taming The Tiger (Moth) PDF  | Print |  E-mail

Matt Gets Some Serious Air.

A few years ago, I was given the opportunity to experience a bit of an aerial adventure when I was handed a prize voucher for a tandem joy flight on a couple of Tiger Moth aircraft out of Camden airport.

Never shy of the opportunity for a bit of adventure, I grabbed a mate and the video camera, and with the wives in tow, we headed off down to Camden airport (on the very outskirts of Sydney). I must say the guys at Airborne Aviation down there were fantastic.


We had the

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