Flight to the Southern Lights

FLIGHT TO THE LIGHTS

WORDS & PHOTOS BY SHELLIE EVANS #46960

Oh. My. Goodness! I have just had one of the most incredible (and highly anticipated) experiences of my life. Early last year I was invited by Viva Expeditions to join them on a ‘Southern Lights by Flight’ journey to view the Aurora Australis from within the auroral oval, flying thousands of kilometres south of New Zealand towards Antarctica.

The incredible shapes and colours of the aurora as they were seen above the wing of the plane; and

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Though our An aurora No As the This is I was No worries For an NZMCA Life Member Shellie Evans is a familiar name to The Motor Caravanner readers as she generously shares her (and husband David’s) If you’d like to read more about the couple’s travels – and delight in Shellie’s marvellous photography – use the search box on Shellie Evans’

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