Savannah: Adventure Flying

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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:10 pm

Endless dessert!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:15 pm

Sesriem is a small settlement with a filling station and general supplies store close to the southern end of the Naukluft Mountains.
We were met there by very friendly staff that helped us with fuel and a welcome stretch...
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:19 pm

Sossosvlei/ Sesriem landing strip
Hot at 42 degrees
We got some very useful directions from the local tourist carting pilots that fly the area
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:22 pm

From there we headed due west towards the coast over endless dessert dunes.
Personally, I don't think anybody would ever find you there should you go down....
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:24 pm

The coast was a welcome sight!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:29 pm

The lowlevel flight along the Skeleton coast was a definite highlight passing over Pelican point and the thousands of flamingos taking flight.
Walfish Bay was however a welcome sight!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:35 pm

Swakopmund airport
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:39 pm

End of Day 2
We spent the night at the "Beach Hotel" in Swakopmund, and only managed to get out of there the following morning at 10am due to thick fog rolling in along the coast.
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:41 pm

The short leg towards Windhoek was once again over very arid rocky desert scape.
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:44 pm

We finally landed at Eros in the heat of the day!
The air is definitely thinner than we are used too.... And HOT!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:46 pm

The driver of the fuel tanker thought we were very funny!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:49 pm

We subsequently mover ZU-DEB to a small private landing strip at Ibenstein. Rene the owner flies a microlight in the area just east of Windhoek.
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:51 pm

The runway is just a car track with the bushes cleared on both sides. It was problematic as it was also soft sand.
We stayed over for the next couple of nights.
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:53 pm

The one farm manager with a sense of humor said:
"so....
It's k#k,
But,
It can fly!
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Re: Savannah: Adventure Flying

Unread post by johanlochner » Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:56 pm

We decided to fly back home in one stretch....
The weather was not looking to good, so we bit the bullet!
Clearing Keetmans to Upington went very smoothly
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