2014 trip to Vic Falls

For those getting itchy feet, The Airplane Factory and Sling owners are planning a trip to Botswana and Vic Falls in March next year. I hear full moon is the time to catch a "moonbow" as the light from the moon refracts through the mist from the mighty Zambesi river as it flows over the falls.

So dates and airfields are still being discussed - any input would be great - and the idea is to all meet at The Airplane Factory, possibly mid-March 2014 and then go in a group up into Botswana, the Okavango Delta and on to Victoria Falls. The trip will be about 6 nights, or for those joining from Cape Town or Durban add a night or two.

So pencil in a big circle over March for those planning trips in the first part of next year and join us. More details will follow as to who from The Airplane Factory will be leading the expedition and the route and costs involved.

I know you guys from The Airplane Factory USA are coming out to South Africa next year, so maybe you'll fit this into your schedule and come join us.

emails to Dave slingfans@gmail.com

## It looks like our first stop will be Nguma Lodge in the Okavango Delta with a 1000m fully licensed airfield. Accommodation with an airstrip is quite difficult to find unless you are in the R5000 per night bracket. However this camp offers campsites for R145 per person per night for those who want to camp and bring a tent, to R1000 per unit (sleeps 2) per night for a tented chalet, or R1500 per person per night for the Lodge - so there are pricing options to suit everyone. The idea is to stay for 2 nights and explore the Okavango, then fly on to Vic Falls for 2 nights where we are looking at accommodation options, then stay one or 2 more nights in Botswana en route back to Johannesburg. ##