Getting ready to go at Tumby Bay on the coast of the Spencer Gulf

Turning about at the end of the runway to line up for departure

Leaving behind Tumby Bay as I continue my climb out over the Spencer Gulf

Still climbing, now in sight of the Sir Joseph Banks Group of islands

Looking ahead across the Spencer Gulf to the Yorke Peninsula from 7,500'

Managing gyro drift

Crossing the Yorke Peninsula towards the St Vincent Gulf

Skimming below the clouds at 3,500' as I approach Port Adelaide

Passing over Port Adelaide

Turning away from the Mount Lofty Ranges to head back towards the city

The M1 motorway enters the Heysen Tunnels. A better view also of the Mount Lofty peak to the left

Downtown Adelaide

Spotting the unique structure of the Bicentennial Conservatory

Looking at downtown Adelaide from the northern side, passing by the Adelaide Oval stadium

Lower pass over Port Adelaide

Starting to climb out from Adelaide

Looking back at Adelaide as I climb out and head north

Dodging around clouds on my way up to cruise altitude

Spotting a nice big hole in the cloud scatter to pass down through

Noting a distinctive peak on the horizon as I continue my descent that is likely Mount Remarkable, a high point in the Flinders Ranges

A better look at the full terrain feature of Horseshoe Rim

Old and undulating terrain is a hallmark of Australia

Realizing I'm wandering off course to the west as I recognize that curving ridge line on the VFR charts

Looking out over the Ikara-Flinders Ranges park area

I was not able to find anything that could identify that distinctive peak in the distance within the Flinders Range

Getting closer to my destination so starting final descent as I continue to follow The Outback Highway

Flying straight in for Leigh Creek - there's a runway out there but it's so dust-covered it almost blends into the landscape. The town of Leigh Creek is shadowed to the left past the ridge

Lined up for final approach, Leigh Creek visible in the vegetation to the left

They have slope lights but not on this runway. Eyeballing it in

Some departing traffic from Boeing Field

Windy with threatening weather enroute but I've been waiting weeks for halfway decent conditions and these will have to do

Getting lined up for takeoff after an uneventful startup

Managed to make it up and away okay, turning into the wind for my climb out

Got my heading sorted, now to power up and over the clouds

First good look at the clouds ahead and they are towering taller than I expected, this could be a problem

Alright, there's a nice hole - let's head for the deck and hope things clear up down the line

Shooting for a gap in the rain columns as I continue to descend below the clouds over the coast of the Great Australian Bight

Another gap more along my route along the coast has opened up so I head for that one instead

That gap in the rain closed up a bit as I approached but I can still see through it okay

Rain, rain, all around

Back to following the coast while I can

The rain stopped! Whoo yipp-

Aww dammit it was just the weather engine updating conditions. More rain columns to dodge!

Skimming around the next belt of showers

Whisper of a double rainbow out over the Bight

I could try to climb back to 14,000' and go over but would burn too much fuel at this point and things still don't look much better up there, plus losing sight of the ground most likely

End of the line shortly over the border into South Australia. I can't divert further inland and the coast bends away to the south at this point where there is nothing but a wall of water

Awww crap don't tell me it's getting pissed on too now

On base getting ready for turn to final

Lined up into the wind best I can - landing instructions for landing this aircraft in crosswinds is "don't" so pointing into the wind as much as possible is essential