Hinkler flew in a de Havilland Puss Moth from Canada to New York then non-stop to Jamaica 2400 kilometers , then to Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, and then across the South Atlantic to Africa; this part of the journey was done in extremely bad weather, but despite a tearing gale and practically no visibility for part of the way because of low and heavy clouds, he drifted a comparatively small distance off his course.