Damn!!! I had resigned myself to not thinking any further about flying it back and now you have all got me salivating over the prospect. I seem to recall there is a fairly limited window of opportunity before the weather is likely to become too inclement. I will go and have a look at the archived link you kindly posted and I am grateful for all your encouragement. A couple of further thoughts where your input and experience would be very welcome. I'm a 450 hr PPL. Do you think that is sufficient experience for a trip like this? I've flown pretty extensively in the States and the UK. I'm also a single father of two teenage children and that's really what my risk aversion comes down to. So how much risk is involved, assuming a good amount of detailed planning and preparation? I suspect this would have to be a solo trip once I have an auxilliary tank installed simply because of weight constraints, but am much gratified to find I have such an eclectic mix of new best friends......