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Welcome to The Lily Dutch Windmill. They never have to ask twice when they offer a fly-in.
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A pilot's dream ... one accommodation option is within the beautifully restored Dakota C-47.
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Hundreds of loving hours have been poured into the Dakota's restoration.
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And please come inside ...
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Forward of the bathroom, you can even amuse yourself with the flight sim that Pleun installed on the old instrument panel.
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You'll love the feel ... history meets luxury with the coolest result!
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Pleun and his wife Hennie have a soft spot for secondhand Volvos. This vintage Volvo 122S was built in 1968, the year they married.
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Your aircraft can bed down a few steps from your accommodation.
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And the parking comes with a view!
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Sundowners on the deck of the Dakota was a given each afternoon.
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See, visual evidence for Curtis Aviation that I look after their C182s when I bring them away. Next day, we flew into the hugest swarm of bugs on the planet. Grrrrr.
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Pleun offers internal tours of his windmill, sharing some of the intriguing statistics of its construction.
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Personally built by your host, Pleun, the Lily Windmill is a fully working authentic 16th Century design mill.
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With a sail length of 24.6 metres, this is one of the largest traditional windmills ever built in Australia, and the only one producing flour.
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The Lily facing north
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Beautiful backdrop of the nearby Stirling Ranges, north of Albany, WA.
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Two strips, centre of pic and top right. Thank you Pleun & Hennie ... we'll be back!!
