Around the world in a Cessna Grand Caravan

Around the world
In a Cessna Grand Caravan
an FS2002 Adventure

Day 33
Sunday, 25 November, 2001
Carepa, Columbia - Carupano, Venezuela - St. Croix, Virgin Islands

I had a choice to make today... whether to head south and see if I couldn't get to Antarctica, or to head east to the Carribbean Islands, and then back home. I chose to go east. I'll save Antarctica for the next adventure.

Leaving Carepa was uneventful. We headed northeast, following the coast, where we then turned east to fly over Maracaibo, Venezuela. I had to get high enough to clear the mountains at the Columbia/Venezuela border. One little milestone... during this leg, I burned my 10,000th gallon of fuel.

I landed at Carupano and refueled, I also grabbed a quick lunch. After that, it was out over the blue waters of the Caribbean. Instead of just flying straight to St. Corix, I decided to fly out over the islands. It added a couple of hours to the trip, but it was worth it.

It was getting dark when I reached St. Croix. I had to wait for a few other planes ahead of me to land, but got in just before sunset.

It looks like a beautiful night, and I'm going to go out and enjoy it.
LEG Start Start
Time Land Land
Time Distance Trip
Time Fuel
Used
1 SKLC
Carepa, Columbia 12:15 GMT
11/25/01 SVCP
Carupano, Venezuela 16:35 GMT
11/25/01 775 NM 4 hr
20 min 274 gal
2 SVCP
Carupano, Venezuela 18:10 GMT
11/25/01 TISX
St. Croix, Virgin Islands 20:54 GMT
11/25/01 431 NM 2 hr
44 min 189 gal
Day
Total 1206 NM 7 hr
4 min 463 gal
Trip
Total 30,342 NM 195 hr
10 min 10,369 gal

Pictures

Where we've been so far

LEG	Start	Start Time	Land	Land Time	Distance	Trip Time	Fuel Used
1	SKLC Carepa, Columbia	12:15 GMT 11/25/01	SVCP Carupano, Venezuela	16:35 GMT 11/25/01	775 NM	4 hr 20 min	274 gal
2	SVCP Carupano, Venezuela	18:10 GMT 11/25/01	TISX St. Croix, Virgin Islands	20:54 GMT 11/25/01	431 NM	2 hr 44 min	189 gal
Day Total					1206 NM	7 hr 4 min	463 gal
Trip Total					30,342 NM	195 hr 10 min	10,369 gal