Had a flight with Ross this morning. Circuit bashing FAPA continually has started to get a bit boring and I felt like I hadn't learned much. Still, my spirits were lifted when I saw Neale go solo, and then being dumped into the pool.

In the afternoon I had an absolutely marvellous flight with Daniel. We bombed up to Grahamstown and it's desolate airport for the first time. The airfield altitude is a few thousand feet higher, and gave an excellent demonstration of difference in aircraft handling. After a couple of crosswind landings on it's tarmac runway, we headed back towards Port Alfred over the mountainous terrain at low level. An excellent tonic after the morning flight's monotony.

Managed to get in contact with BA. It's costing me £97 to delay the flight to the 26th, and I'll confirm this with them tomorrow. This gives me an extra seventeen days in sunny SA, in which time I'll hopefully fly all of my hours. To be honest, I am keen to get home and meet with family and friends, but the opportunity to fly more hours that would be otherwise lost cannot be passed up.