Julian's Humble Hubris

As I expected when I started this round-the-world blog, flight-simulator technology would improve remarkably along the journey... This entry is a re-issue of an earlier post, introducing the photo-realistic  add-on Ortho4XP  (which existed before, but I hadn't started using.)  In the next blog entry, I'll also introduce the new Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. I ended up pausing this blog throughout 2020, hugely distracted by Covid and, even more so, pulled into many directions, evaluating Ortho4XP (leading to this with/without side-by-side comparison video ), other add-on's, and the new Microsoft simulator.  But, now, finally back in motion! Live map To Turks & Caicos Islands via Tortuga and the Southern Bahamas Taking off from Cap-Haïtien, on the north coast of Haiti, where we left off in Part 5 (Northbound Across Hispaniola) , I follow the coastline westward, until I catch sight of  Tortuga island , a former haven of Caribbean piracy ...

See the above region on Google maps HOT NEWS!  I'm pleased to a announce the launch of a new YouTube channel called "A rt of Virtual Flight " , with flight-simulator videos that are somewhat longer and more elaborate than most of the short clips featured in the early entries of this blog.  Typically 1-2 mins long, from a number of scenes, with cuts matched to a musical score that I apply.  I had edited video professionally for years – so, time to put that skill to good new uses! A little down the line, I will open the channel to guest submissions ; I'll post guidelines as soon as the direction of the channel is more established... Heading Inland to the North Coast Having reached the south coast of  Dominican Republic  after crossing southern  Hispaniola  in  part 4 , I turn north and slightly backtrack westward (into Haiti) to reach the north coast of the island, the 2nd largest one in the Caribbean. For an overview of the journe...

See the above region on Google Maps After our landfall and initial exploration of the western tip of Haiti in  part 3 , it's time to cross the southern part of  Hispaniola , the second largest island in the Caribbean after Cuba; on the west side of the island, where we landed, is the country of  Haiti , while the eastern side is occupied by the Dominican Republic . Hispaniola was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas, founded by Columbus on his voyages in 1492 and 1493. Large Caribbean islands provide a fantastic mix of tall mountains and a lot of coastline: excellent flight-simulator locations, as far as I'm concerned!  Hispaniola also offers large, gorgeous lakes! Topographic map of Haiti :   map     Crossing Over to the South Coast For starters, I re-cross the western tip of Haiti, this time south-bound.  An excuse to re-visit the very scenic "Pic Macaya" National Park that I first visited in...