Days are short now in the southern hemisphere and I have a loong ways to go so taking advantage of Easter Island's night operations capabilities to head out before the sunrise since I can't make a night approach into my destination

Approaching the midway point between the Shetlands and the Orkneys, occupied by Fair Isle

Cape Ōma, the northern-most point of Honshu

Climbing out from Tampere

Not the same Optica used in the US - they will be liveried by region. Also an updated model - with my own furry companion!

Looking back out over Kawagoe and the northern metro area of Tokyo

Fido has relaxed to enjoy the flight as I pass over Tone and Kokia Rivers towards Lake Teganuma

Now time to hunker down and ride out a massive snow storm approaching the NE coast before continuing on my way. I expect the Cape to thaw out before the mainland...

A new aircraft - the Diamond DA62, which I will be using to explore the Nordics (minus Iceland) and western Europe. Sitting on the tarmac at Vaasa, Finland

Following I-80 still, just north of Teterboro and Andrew is the nav lights off my right wing

Back up above the low cloud layer and sun again attempts to make a peek through the thicker upper layer. OMG can't get enough of water glint

Trying to spot traffic showing on my map out of Lynden Municipal Airport but don't see anything. Beyond lost in the haze is Vancouver

Crossing Tokyo Bay towards the Tokyo Gate Bridge and Haneda Airport

Tracking the radial towards the flank of Aghileen Pinnacles, keeping low

Finally in sight of Robinson Crusoe Island as I setup for my visual approach - the only option here

Finally at my destination, after swinging back around north making a close (way too close) pass of the Wallops Launch Facility that sends rockets up to the ISS and also in 2021 smallsat payloads on Electron rockets

Cleaned up and departing from North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport

Crossing over Horseshoe Shoal with the shape of Cape Cod visible across the bay

Touching down with a nice flare at Stockholm Arlanda Airport

Ready for departure - skies look threatening out towards Tokyo - will have to see how conditions are when I get out there

Buzzing past the Tokyo Skytree

Circling around Tokyo Disneyland

Entering NYC Special Flight Rules Area by crossing over the Verrazano-Narrows bridge and staying below the Bravo airspace along the east side of the Hudson

But wait, the river isn't supposed to bend like this on the chart? I couldn't orient myself properly looking at the chart to get this to work in my head, but I was a bit south of my intended track, which was why

Picked up a decent amount of windshield icing just from a brief exposure through the clouds before descending. Even a teeny bit on the wings too

Slowing my climb as I near cruise altitude to ensure the pressurization can keep up since I'm heading west and can cruise 1000 feet higher

Passing over the industrial sector the Detroit skyline becomes more prominent in the distance

Setting up my downwind leg, back to manual control. Still have not properly set my barometer

Trying to see the not insignificant mountains of northern Madagascar on the horizon but too many clouds

Finally getting a good look at Key West in the light

Departing flight that was holding me up climbs out, allowing me to continue my taxi

Soooo many knobs and dials and switches and oh boy oh boy

Chiba University（Matsudo campus）

Passing Bear Mountain just to the left of the photo, a destination I have visited many times in my car and on my motorcycle

Light showers out to the north and east means cloud coverage is increasing as I head towards the shore

Approaching the Tokyo metro area

Finally figure the best way is to just tell the AP to make direct for the waypoint ahead of the one I want to cut. It's also a newly-inserted waypoint that will take me near Bolivia's highest mountain - which I looked up and found to be along the way. It's also a more direct route to Titicaca to shave some distance off my trip

Spotting the Asari Dam at Otarunai Lake as well as the Asari Sky Loop circling traffic down from the damn to the valley floor. Lifts are visible for what appears to be a ski slope but actually the majority of it over my left wing is a golf course!

Arriving traffic as I near the runway

Stayed right of centerline, wasn't able to drift back over but still a nice touchdown

Climbing aboard at Yamagata - mountains are all thawed out and spring is here

Cruising at 4,500' looking out over the coastal half of Izumo, with the Kando River emptying into the Sea of Japan and the Hii River wending past the Kitayama mountains

Just before sunrise at Key West, getting ready to climb aboard and preflight

Just taking it nice and easy on the way up to really appreciate the terrain below me of the southern end to the Hida Mountains

Trial Islands Lighthouse with the skyline of Victoria in the distance

Tokyo DisneySea

Parked at Ryugasaki Airport, hope those clouds over Tokyo will clear up soon so I can make a proper fly-by and also explore it more closely in the Optica

Sunset begins to shine off the Cleveland skyline

I had no idea I was being chased by a rain storm that sprung up behind me at some point