That is my eighth flight with Anaïs already: Three countries, six spots, 9,297 kilometres! In only one week!!! Even though I am pretty used to the flights with Casa by now, it’s pretty rough today. Not only the flight itself, but also the ambiance. Something is different. We fly directly from Aguellal (Niger) to Mali,…
View MoreWhat did I say in Faya? That it would be isolated and be the “real desert life”. Well, I haven’t been to Aguellal. Also famous of being in the “middle of nothing” – and this says everything. There is nothing, nothing other than sand, sand and – yes, you guess it – sand! It’s unbelievable…
View MoreAfter the real desert life we returned to N’Djamena to charge the Casa CN135 for a new mission. This time we fly to a greener region of Niger. I can see lots of animals from above. Dromedares, goats, cows and I see also nomades. Then we arrive in Diffa, a town of around 56.000 inhabitants….
View MoreAfter another stopover back in N’Djamena, we fly over the desert of Chad. What a landscape! Then we arrive in Faya, a real little village in Nowhere. Only a few houses, other than that there is sand, sand and sand. The real desert feeling! Unfortunately we can’t stay long. Its just a mission to hand…
View More“…prepare for what?” I just wanted to say when I saw a monstrous grey thing heading towards our plane. “Keep calm, Willow!”, says Anaïs. “And hold on tight. It will be like a gigantic Roller Coaster ride!” And then we are in the middle of a rumbling storm. It’s suddenly dark as the night and…
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