Great thread and story. I’m part way through my own journey, in the TBM, which would tell a not dissimilar tale. You can see more here
I’m well above 1,200 screenshots now recording my travels!
I’m already planning my next trip, which is to visit every capital in the world, landing only in those cities/airports, in as efficient a way as possible. This is a very complex version of the travelling salesman problem - how to visit 227 cities in the shortest possible distance. My excel skills are being tested to the limit to try to find the best possible route!
In the meantime I’ve just reached the southern tip of Japan, heading towards Indonesia on my current tour.