had to whiz up to kalgoorlie today for a quick visit on ACOM business. it was a very good day connecting up with students and others up in kal, and it continues to amaze me how much that city has changed over the past couple of decades.
it was chilly and overcast up there, and apparently only 15 degrees yesterday, which is kind of weird weather for that part of the world. felt strange to be feeling chilly on a summers day in kal. flight back was interesting, with perhaps the roughest landing i have ever experienced in a plane – i honestly thought we were going to crash, and i don’t panic easily about these things. the guy was bobbing all over the place, and actually bounced off the runway on one wheel before nearly tipping over the other way. seriously, i fly a fair bit, and this was scary. thing was, you could tell for miles out that it was going to be hairy, and it had to be a pilot issue because the plane only started going all over the place when the guy took over from auto as we began our descent into perth from about 50kms out.
by the way, a condundrum occurred to me as i stood watching the “crowds” walking through kal at lunch time – what happens when everyone is wearing safety gear? do we stop noticing them because they all stand out? hmmm…