Day 42 - Federal Way to Sydney

26 June 2004

Highlights:

  • Puget Sound
  • Museum of Flight
  • Aerial shots of Seattle
  • Cascade Mountains
  • Homecoming

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  • Shoes - buy one get one free sign - Federal Way (Washington, USA)Shoes - buy one get one free sign
    Federal Way (Washington, USA)

    That's nice to know!

    Puget Sound - Puget Sound (Washington, USA)Puget Sound
    Puget Sound (Washington, USA)

    Mt Rainier from Seattle - Route I5 north (Washington, USA)Mt Rainier from Seattle
    Route I5 north (Washington, USA)

    It's actually there among the cloud, believe it or not :)

    Museum of Flight - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Museum of Flight
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    First Boeing building - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)First Boeing building
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    This has to be the most beautiful passenger aircraft ever flown

    Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde wheels - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde wheels
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Interior of the Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Interior of the Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Interior of the Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Interior of the Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Interior of the Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Interior of the Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    You wouldn't believe how tiny the windows are!

    Cockpit of the Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Cockpit of the Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde tail - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde tail
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Concorde engine exhausts - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Concorde engine exhausts
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    These actually swing around during landing to put the engines into "reverse"

    Boeing B&W - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Boeing B&W
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Lockheed M-21 Blackbird - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Lockheed M-21 Blackbird
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    I thought this was an SR71, but it's actually not

    Boeing 80A-1 - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Boeing 80A-1
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Goodyear FG-1D Corsair - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Goodyear FG-1D Corsair
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Douglas A-4F Skyhawk II
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Planes in the Museum of Flight - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Planes in the Museum of Flight
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Planes in the Museum of Flight - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Planes in the Museum of Flight
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    McDonnell F-4C Phantom II - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)McDonnell F-4C Phantom II
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    McDonnell F-4C Phantom II - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)McDonnell F-4C Phantom II
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Lockheed M-21 Blackbird - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Lockheed M-21 Blackbird
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Dad in space - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Dad in space
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    McDonnell Mercury Capsule (mock up) - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)McDonnell Mercury Capsule (mock up)
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Planes in the Museum of Flight - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Planes in the Museum of Flight
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Boeing 737-200 cockpit - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Boeing 737-200 cockpit
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Spitfire - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Spitfire
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Warhawk - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Warhawk
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Boeing VC-137B Boeing VC-137B "Air Force One"
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Boeing 737-130 - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Boeing 737-130
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Interior of Air Force One - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Interior of Air Force One
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Interior of Air Force One - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Interior of Air Force One
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Cockpit of Air Force One - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Cockpit of Air Force One
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Air Force One - Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)Air Force One
    Museum of Flight (Washington, USA)

    Sea-Tac Airport sign - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Sea-Tac Airport sign
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    Toilet! - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Toilet!
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    American toilets are so strange. They fill up with water *before* you use them.

    Alaska Air jet - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Alaska Air jet
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    There was an Air Crash Investigations documentary on an Alaska Air jet just like this one where poor maintenance caused the stabilizer to flop and plane to fall out of the sky. Fortunately I saw this *after* we flew on one.

    Jets lining up for takeoff - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Jets lining up for takeoff
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    Liftoff! - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Liftoff!
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    Going up!

    Sea-Tac Airport - Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)Sea-Tac Airport
    Sea-Tac Airport (Washington, USA)

    Sea-Tac's control tower is a little boring hey?

    South and east Seattle - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)South and east Seattle
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Duwamish/Allentown - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Duwamish/Allentown
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Museum of Flight - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Museum of Flight
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    We were down there three hours ago!

    Mercer Island - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Mercer Island
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    North Seattle - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)North Seattle
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Port of Tacoma - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Port of Tacoma
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Tacoma Dome - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Tacoma Dome
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Seattle docks - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Seattle docks
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    West Seattle and Puget Sound - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)West Seattle and Puget Sound
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    West Seattle with Mt Rainier in the background - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)West Seattle with Mt Rainier in the background
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Seattle - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Seattle
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Sea-Tac Airport - Over Seattle (Washington, USA)Sea-Tac Airport
    Over Seattle (Washington, USA)

    Mt Rainier - Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)Mt Rainier
    Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)

    Mt Rainier - Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)Mt Rainier
    Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)

    Mt St Helens - Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)Mt St Helens
    Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)

    Mt Adams - Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)Mt Adams
    Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)

    Columbia River - Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)Columbia River
    Cascade Mountains (Washington, USA)

    Hood River town and bridge - Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)Hood River town and bridge
    Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)

    We were down there a couple of days ago!

    Mt Hood - Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)Mt Hood
    Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)

    Mt Hood - Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)Mt Hood
    Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)

    Mt Jefferson - Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)Mt Jefferson
    Cascade Mountains (Oregon, USA)

    Sierra Ordinance Depot - California desert (California, USA)Sierra Ordinance Depot
    California desert (California, USA)

    Sierra Ordinance Depot - California desert (California, USA)Sierra Ordinance Depot
    California desert (California, USA)

    Lake Tahoe - Sierra Nevada (California, USA)Lake Tahoe
    Sierra Nevada (California, USA)

    Sunset - Sierra Nevada (California, USA)Sunset
    Sierra Nevada (California, USA)

    Yosemite National Park - Sierra Nevada (California, USA)Yosemite National Park
    Sierra Nevada (California, USA)

    Sunset - Over California (California, USA)Sunset
    Over California (California, USA)

    Sunset - Over California (California, USA)Sunset
    Over California (California, USA)

    Sunset - Over California (California, USA)Sunset
    Over California (California, USA)

    Approaching LAX - Over LA (California, USA)Approaching LAX
    Over LA (California, USA)

    Approaching LAX - Over LA (California, USA)Approaching LAX
    Over LA (California, USA)

    Aircraft wing in sunrise - Pacific Ocean (No State, International)Aircraft wing in sunrise
    Pacific Ocean (No State, International)

    Aircraft wing in sunrise - Pacific Ocean (No State, International)Aircraft wing in sunrise
    Pacific Ocean (No State, International)

    New South Wales!!! - Pacific Ocean (NSW, Australia)New South Wales!!!
    Pacific Ocean (NSW, Australia)

    I was very excited to see the Aussie coastline for the first time in six weeks. It felt like we were finally home

    North Head - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)North Head
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    City of Sydney - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)City of Sydney
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    There just wasn't quite enough light to get any good shots of the city

    Eastern Suburbs - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)Eastern Suburbs
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    Botany Bay - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)Botany Bay
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    Flaps extended for landing - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)Flaps extended for landing
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    Sunrise - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)Sunrise
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    Kurnell - Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)Kurnell
    Over Sydney (NSW, Australia)

    Airbrakes up - Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)Airbrakes up
    Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)

    Control tower - Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)Control tower
    Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)

    Like I said earlier, Sydney's Air Traffic control tower is very unique, and I felt really home

    Sydney! - Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)Sydney!
    Sydney Airport (NSW, Australia)

    Good old Sydney Town

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