Gyromania! The Last Flight Over Cebu

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Hail to the Hive!

All things come to an end they say and this is the case with us and our seven years in Cebu. But before I left I wanted to have one last jolly in the sky with my friend @iamyohann and his amazing whirly bird, the gyrocopter.

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We decided we had done alot of the expected stuff like Pescador Island and Osmena Peak, Sumilon Island etc. We'd also done the not so expected when we flew over the Volcano, Mt Kanlaon, that was such a memorable day. So we thought let's just go explore and I let @iamyohann just enjoy himself and go look at some stuff he, and of course me also, had never really seen. So we headed north to go look for the Solar Power Plant Field north of Toledo.

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On the way up the coast we passed the bus stop at Barili. It looked so much different from up here. They have it as a rest stop and viewing station but we got them beat for views today/

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You don't really realise how densely they have built the structures here in the fishing villages until you see them from this vantage point.

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And then after we had passed the ugly power plant in Toledo we came across the Solar Panels of the First Toledo Solar Energy Sorp. This little baby kicks out 60 mega watts of power which can provide for almost 50000 homes. Not too shabby and it really doesn't look unpleasant from up here.

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Almost like a lake.

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I don't see this as an eysore by any stretch of the Imagination.

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Now we are on the look out for a quarry that @iamyohann had heard about.

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We have our eyes peeled but he thinks he has a pretty good idea of its location in the mountains.

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It would seem he does. Now there's water collected like a lake in the bottom there but does that look anywhere near as nice as the solar farm? errr nope.

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It's like they have emptied an entire mountain of its resources. This is quite striking to behold but an awfully brutal rape of the landscape.

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I feel almost like James Bond flying into the evil villains lair.

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The scale of this operation is staggering.

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Now to change course and head to the other coast to see some of the shipping.

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When you see these huge vessels you can't help wondering where they have come from? What they were carrying and for whom? Where will they go next? Truly global wanderers.

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Look at them all, so many. What were they carrying?

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Ok now to head back to base.

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Ahhh there's SImala. Very interesting looking building. Wouldn't look out of place in Lord of the Rings.

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Now we are back on the east coast lets look for my house!

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There we are. Been there 6 years and only a few weeks left. Beautiful place to live. Many happy memories and incredible views.

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Now back to the airfield.

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Back Safe n' Sound and on the ground!

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Well I have to say nothing beats messing around in the sky with a good friend and views like these. Splendid day. Even the industry in Cebu has a certain beauty and awe to it.

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Even more fun than Drone pics! Awesome!

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What an AWESOME thing to do before departing and starting a whole new chapter in your life!!! Being able to "take it ALL in" from up above like that, I am sure it must have been quite an emotional few moments - reflecting back on your time there from a completely "whole" perspective!

Really was. And to be up there with a mate just chatting away about where we go next is just a bit surreal. When do you get to do stuff like this? Ever! I'll miss these moments with @iamyohann. I think as cool as the machine is it was just way cooler to be up there with a solid bro! You are right too, nice to reflect on stuff from up there and say my farewells mentally

I can tell you really appreciated it all. A part of the "closure" if you will... an important part. Very, VERY awesome! All the best for the next part of the journey @scubahead.

thanks @jaynie :) we will soon be on the next chapter

Look forward to reading about it :) Have an awesome weekend further!

As fun as that looks, not sure I’d actually go up. Got a bit of a problem with heights. Mountaintops are about my limit.

i actually get very relaxed up there. My garmin shows my heart rate is much slower than normal. Love it. Put me up a ladder though and i'm shitting myself!

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wooohooo! that's great news! Been a while since I posred in haveyoubeenhere. That will change in April with the new project :) thanks @livinguktaiwan you made my morning

Congrats!! This is awesome!

Thanks @dswigle :) my fave thing to do here, even more than Scuba. Sad it was my last flight with my friend though

There is that, but, at least you got the opportunity!

What an awesome experience that must had been. Lovely shots. My heart skipped several beats especially with the shot over the ocean. I wouldn’t be able to take that flight unless I’m fully enclosed. 😆
All the best for what’s ahead. 😃

the best part is that you are out in the open. It's like being on a motorcycle in the sky. Wind in your face, flying through clouds. Amazing

I can ONLY imagine. 😆
Looked amazing.

:) its alot of fun. Sad my last time in what may be a very long while now. It's not often you have a buddy who has one of these haha

I can see and imagine the fun but a bit scared of heights. Lovely experience. Great buddy to have. Haha!

I'm glad you got to do this! That's one massive solar plant in Toledo.

yeah and it actually looks quite nice....unlike the quarry which is impressive in its ugly destruction

the quarry's destruction is insane!

What an awesome thing to do

just uploading the video. It's an amazing thing to be out in the open air in a flying machine. You can't help but think about those WW1 pilots and their sensory experience, it's pretty feccin cool! Shame it was my last flight as we leave here soon :(

Yes it looks awesome

What a view! I bet it is so much fun to fly like this!

It's amazing. Fresh air in your face, amazing views. My fave thing to do while I was here.

Glad I could ride along, amazing views as I catch up on your postings I fell behind on.