THE FASTEST TECHNICAL STOP OF ALL

01. November,

We started at Fothergill Airstrip very early to avoid the heat, ranger and all took us and we took off at about 07h20,

FOTHERGILL AIRFIELD

Kariba Airport, 08h47, 36 Degree C, very hot, dry clear, Flight to Gaborone

The Fastest Turn Around Ever with Re-fuelling, Immigration, Airport Tower Matters like paying landing and parking fees.

We had a wonderful  one and a half stay at the Safari camp.

And now we have a long flight ahead of us.

08H49 KARIBA TOWN

08H50 KARIBA LAKE

08H53 ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ISLAND AND PENINSULAS

Bumi Hills and 2 other Airstrips

The terrain below us is rocky and dry, the very large river beds are dry. They will only be filled this month.

The lowest temperatures here in Zim are in June and July, that’s when they have their High Season.

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MONOTONOUS terrain, nothing to look at, all the same, all the time 

then...a dam

09h29, first water dam comes into sight and agricultur and first villages

10:12 FLAT DRY TERRAIN

10:22 Airport  Bulawayo

10:25 overfly Bulawayo

The area looks almost the same the entire way

Monotonous

11:37 towards Gaborone, No water in any of the huge dams

12:05, 7min to Gaborone

Anflug Gaborone

13h08, Gaborone, 4500feet,  
we are ready to fly to Upington, about 2.5hours, we expect Headwind,

We have 40 Degree C on the ground, there is a slight wind, all in all it went very quick here.

Worst performance we had on the Trip due to high temperature and altitude

13:23  Departure from Gaborone

13:29 still Departure from Gaborone

13:39 LAST VIEW CITY GABORONE



BELOW PICTURES OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN  GABORONE AND UPINGTON

14:17 AGRICULTURE

15H25, ON THE WAY TO FAUP UPINGTON, SA, 2800 FEET HIGH, 

15H45, ORANJE RIVER BANKS IN BACKGROUND