Dinner in Southbroom

The red cabin light is optimal for night vision

The darkness ahead beckons for those who dare

 It's amazing to have friends who can fly with us on jaunts around South Africa. SAA (his airplane registration) pilot Marc's flying tales inspired me to get my licence.. initially an NPL licence like his, then I convinced him to upgrade to the PPL licence and follow me in getting my night rating. This has taken us in our respective planes on adventures to Cape Town and the southern-most tip of Africa, to Mozambique, Mkuze Game Reserve, Clarens and Golden Gate, night escapades for dinner in Margate and in March we are off to Botswana - Okavango Delta and Chobe, and then to Zimbabwe and Victoria Falls.

Llew and ZDL Margate

Last night we ventured off to Margate on a night flight on a beautiful evening, although it became quite hot and windy. We got to Margate Airport where we parked the planes, hired a car for the evening and drove to Southbroom for dinner, flying home much later. I had pre-arranged with Virginia airport to leave their runway lights on for us and we only managed to get to bed after midnight. Awesome flying but the pics just cannot do justice to the spectacular view of the sparkling lights that danced below us. The half-moon cruised in and out of wispy clouds that trailed it.

Durban Harbour with the reflection of our onboard flight computer (Efis) and GPS