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Old 2nd Sep 2011, 05:21
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All going well, EAX will resume her journey tomorrow, Saturday.

Route is believed to be Singapore, Bali, Darwin, arriving Longreach on Wednesday. (4 sectors of 8 to 10 hours. Bali - Darwin mostly over water)

She might be held up in Darwin for a couple of days to clear Customs and Quarantine. You may recall VH-CAT in 2007 had to be completely unloaded and thoroughly vacuumed on entry to Australia, the concern being she may have picked up some of those northern hemisphere nasties such as mad cow disease or bird flu.
Also, Customs required the payment of $15,000 Import Duty (Import GST). Hopefully, this time it has all been squared away.

Good luck!

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