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This time last year.

Will Pugh is a wizard DOP, and it was he who captured the footage that made up this programme. See a sample showreel on his website HERE. I think the sample showreel that will ultimately appear on the website of my current DOP will be somewhat more dramatic!

Did I tell you about the time I........

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My head is bursting with stories...... but they have to remain under my hat. So read about THIS instead. A sculpture on the wall of Manly LIfe Saving Club. They hold an annual charity swimming race nearby.  These people are seriously tough.  Read HERE! I'll stick to ballooning thanks!

Farewell Sydney

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The pilots are apparently religious.......

Brisbane

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Popped up to Brisbane on a Virgin Blue. Sounds like the start of a song or a poem, but it was the start of a magic 24 hours spent with a good friend who I last saw 25 years ago. He has been a busy boy in the mean time. Sailed around the world. Married his lovely sweetheart who has produced two charming girls and they all live in a fantastic Carl Larsson -esque house. We visited the hangar containing The Southern Cross. Read about it HERE. And then we went a-wandering and found a few old cars..... And then we came home and peeped inside the Aladdin's Cave......... Champagne was poured and we talked until I fell asleep.... very happy.