All VFR pilots know you cannot fly each day for two consecutive weeks without getting weathered in. That even happens in Australia and our travel worn group are stranded on Fraser Island while our final destination is receiving more rain than has fallen in a long time. Lifeis difficult when limited to VFR flight, see picture to understand the degree of our hardships.Tomorrow we expect to return to Toowoomba completing our Australian Red Centre tour.

We stopped at Fraser Island for R&R after two weeks of hard work. When our tour bus failed to start and 40 people were about to be left stranded in the sand, Reg's farm boy skills kicked in and wielding a trusty tire wrench, he encouraged the starter to return to its purpose and duty.