I bless the rains down in Africa...

Well, everybody enjoyed a great stay at Athens. Now it's time to leave Europe and move to Africa. As I am rather new using XPlane software, we will just use the default Jumbo that comes bundled with the software. It doesn't look half bad, as you will see.

Anyways, the small army got inside the plane and there we went!

What can I say? Everybody is talking about the adventures on our trip. Angie, being the newest addition, listened carefully. Murray, Elgo and I embarked in a long discussion about ancient Greece and its relevance in the developement of western culture. That is, until Eric came screaming that we were boring and started an impromptu karaoke on board! Dribbler, Yoda and Kay surprised us with their well toned voices. I think they were surprised, too!

Eduardo, Ecap and me decided to sing some songs in Spanish. Something that was rather well appreciated by everybody except for Freaky and Elgo who kept laughing at us. Then it was their time to sing, and our chance to boo them.


Suomenpankki seemed silent most of the time...or at least he tried. Soon enough, he was singing in Finish...or perhaps calling for help. You never know with that language!

Meanwhile, we left the Mediterranean Sea behind and ventured into the deserted lands south of Cairo...


Farther down south, the thick jungle and the Congo River, extending like a snake among the vegetation.


We finally arrive at Johannesburg International. Just in time to meet with our dear friend Brad!
Ah, his smile when he saw us coming through the door was priceless...we are going to enjoy very much our stay here!

See you soon!

Guess who's back?

Yup, we are back on track!

Sorry for the extended intermission. Long story short: my FSX decided that it was too much so it coughed up and died. I finally decided to format the hard disk and start over from scratch. While at it, I went to try a different simulator: X-Plane. It is manufactured by an independent company (actually, developed by a single guy) and, as usual, the results can be as good or even better than its Bill Gates counterpart.

Anyways, last time you heard about us we were all in Athens. Athens nonetheless! Where Pericles, Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Sophocles, Aeschylus and so many others walked around, giving us a legacy that will last forever! Oh, yes, Angie was there, too. She does not look at all like Pericles, I must say (which is good, considering that he had a pineapple-shaped head that made him look like one of the Coneheads).

So there we went, invading the Attica with our cheerful, noisy army. We visited the Acropolis, of course but also went for a dive in the nearby Mediterranean Sea. No money for a cruise around the Aegean Islands, though, as much as I wanted it.

We never ran out of activities, though. We want to the many, many, many theaters Athens has (more than any other European capital); attended some concerts at the "Megaron Moussikis", the Athen's famous Conecrt Hall. We spent days at the museums, visiting the Academy, the old Omonia square, the Syntagma square and the Piareus port.

This is obviously not a "mostly male" trip anymore. Our yells and crude jokes harder to hear now under the jokes and laughs from the ladies. Kathy, Freaky, Elgo, Kay and Angie seem to be getting along quite well. Eric, Murray, GFG, James, Shane and Mika seem to have grown a couple of inches since we started the trip, I guess its just that they are trying to impress the ladies. Of course, we old and wise men do not do that (not because we wouldn't, but because we can't!)

Here are some pics, of course. The last ones FSX could provide us before falling to pieces.

An early rise to do an aerial tour around Athens:
Over the Piraeus Seaport. Look at that luxury liners!


Around the city:


The Parthenon!


Well, if X-Plane permits, our next stop is going to be: South Africa! Another long trip!

Stay tuned...

There might be news soon about this blog!