Skydive Express - East of Perth - OZ

I moved up to Skydive Express on Friday 30th May. Its about a 3 hr drive from Pinjarra to York. York is East of Perth and very much inland compared to where I was staying before. York is quite a small town and quite old fashioned apparently there are lots of festivals held there. I wish I had time to look around, but I was staying at the DZ at Skydive Express which is a little way out of town.

Skydive Express is a much bigger operation than the previous DZ. In some ways its very similar to the JSC at Jo Berg. They have a Cessna Caravan and a Cessna 182. They operate up to 15,000 feet. While I was there the weather was good and I got 6 Jumps in. All from 12,000 ft +. The thing that you notice from that height is how flat the countryside is, its quite green, though they have had quite a bit of rain, I gather the countryside changes colour quite quickly depending upon how dry or wet it is.

As with everywhere I have been I was well looked after. The canteen facilities are run by a lady called Toots and on an evening they did real home cooked meals. Plenty to eat and very reasonably priced. The place is owned by a guy called John, he has clearly invested a lot in the place and its really quite modern with good shower and toilet facilities. The Chief instructor is a guy called Dixie, he and his partner had just come back from Perris in the US and he clearly has lots of experience and runs a very slick operation.

With luck I have attached a few pictures for you to have a look at. As I write this blog, I am at video shop in Toogoolawah using there Internet connection and I have forgot to bring with me the list of pictures. The pictures should be me and Dixie, Skydive Express plane, Bell Tower (very modern) from the waterfront in Perth - I think the bells in the tower came from St Martin in the Fields in London. Perth street scene.

Finally, its my birthday to-day so I am going to celebrate by having a coffee and cake in the local coffee shop (when I find it).

Chow for now John 4/6