A long day; starting with a 5:30 am get up and 6 am breakfast, it was off to Khartoum Airport for an 8 am departure. There was a fair amount of general waiting around with not much happening and when it came to flight planning, I discovered it was best to omit the Euroland NAV/SBAS bit as no one knew what it meant! Eventually we were on our way with a long flight taking us first into Southern Sudan then into Ethiopia and then briefly back into Southern Sudan before reaching Lokichoggio in the far NW of Kenya for a tech refuelling stop. Out came the kit again and this time the operation went much more smoothly, once the fuel drum arrived somewhat late from the local Total depot (they thought we were arriving tomorrow). Loki was hot and Miranda sat in the shade fanning herself while all this went on.
Finally off again in bumpy afternoon air to Nairobi Wilson arriving there shortly after a thundery shower; pleasantly cool after Loki followed by a very welcome beer in the flying club where we are staying.
No aerial pictures today because the air was very hazy but a couple of other ones. First the GPS long/lat readout as we crossed the Equator around 50 miles north of Nairobi:-
and secondly my Director of Cabin Services on the ground at Nairobi Wilson!!
Off to Malindi tomorrow to meet up with Richard and his friends at their beach house and then going on safari for a week. This will be the last post until we get ready for our return journey in around a fortnight from now.
Today’s times:
Khartoum to Lokichoggio: 780 nm in 5hr 04 min
Lokichoggio to Nairobi Wilson: 375 mn in 2hr 30 min