Left Adelaide at 4 in the morning, climbed to FL380
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The beautiful sun makes it appearance and brightens our day
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Wonderful halo~ish effect
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And finally we're leaving dusty old Australia for the lush islands of Hawaii!
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Usually you get to see quite a few islands on the way, but all we got was an ocean of clouds until Vanuatu
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There it is, the last great island on the route: Vanuatu!
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I was imagining looking for buried treasures until I realised pirates were only in the carribean
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Fly me to the moon and let me, plaaaay among the stars
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The last tiny islands visible near the clouds to the left: after this nothing but the great Pacific Ocean
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Thomas Ruth did an exemplary job with his freeware Airbuses. I can't imagine how many people he made happy with his work!
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After a long tedious flight across nothing but water there she is, Oahu!
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And one final from the cockpit before we stow the camera away and approach Honolulu International...
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