Juanita has been very quiet work wise but is at the moment on a trip via Kigali to London, San Francisco, Washington etc and she should be back later today.
My own travels took my back to Monrovia for a 18 day tour and that was also where I spent my birthday with a great crew, and we went to our old haunt, the Sushi Bar at the Royal Hotel. Since I got back I have been flying a relaxed schedule, locally for Imperial Air Cargo between Cape Town Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. As I am writing this I just got back from Port Elizabeth and it is now 0300, I will be driving back to Lanseria in an hour to pick up Louis who has also been flying all night.
Since Louis have been working in Harare he has had a very exiting time and is enjoying the flying tremendously. Since the well known incidents of 11 March where several people were injured by the police at a prayer meeting in Harare and they were pretty much in the thick of things trying to help get the injured to South Africa and their efforts being thwarted by the ruling party. Eventually by order of the High Court in Zim some of the injured were eventually flown down to Lanseria Airport.
Louis has in the mean time moved into his own flat in Harare very close to the residence of President Mugabe (big advantage of the location of his flat is that there is never cuts in electricity or water) and is within walking distance of the Royal Harare Golf Club where he has joined as a member.
Two days ago Louis sent a text massage that he is on his way down here again but first has to go to Ndola in Zambia to pick up the patient. Later we received another message that the patient unfortunately died on the airport of Ndola so they went back to Harare.
Yesterday in the late afternoon while I was sitting reading a book (Commando by Deneys Reitz) on Summerstrand beach in PE , I got yet another call from Louis - this time from Victoria Falls where he was picking up an old couple that had fallen of an elephant - and as if that was not enough, he was called out again to go back to Bulawayo immediately to bring a second patient down to Lanseria, so here I am writing a bit on my blog between 3 and 4 in the morning killing a bit of time before setting of to go and pick up Louis who will be landing at five o'clock
The following email describes what Johan Jr is up to in Namibia
All is well here in Namibia just woke up at 1pm on a Saturday afternoon due to work that is. I have flown two nights this week thu and fri night and will fly again on Monday night. I am really starting to enjoy the aeroplane im flying I have about 230hrs on it now and getting very comfortable with the aircraft.
Happenings at work
As everyone knows a friend of mine Steven was in a plane crash and im glad to say that he is back in Namibia after major back surgery . He is still not well though he has now lost 20kgs a lot for a guy that weighed 80 that is allot. the other thing is he is very weak cant sit for a long time. He can feel his left leg but below the knee he has no movement control, at least he is positive and smiling and putting up a brave face. Looks like there will be some big court cases coming up.
The other thing is I have also started flying a few charters around Namibia with Bay Airs Cessna 310 nice to fly in the day a bit. I have flown mostly down the west coast between Walvis bay and luderitz. A very quiet and small town that can be likened to the moon I just stayed in the nest hotel a very comfy 4 star hotel on the water. The other thing about luderitz it is where they manufacture wind, to have a 40kmh wind is a standard day makes the flying fun and interesting low along the beach at 390kmh always fun especially to watch the cocky American business man try and take pictures of seals on the beach at that speed.
My plans for the weekend are to catch up sleep and watch some rugby and cricket maybe a round of golf when it cools down outside. Its school holidays soon and kirsty might come to nam to visit for a week or two which im looking forward to.
So that has been what the Kosmos Steyls have been up to recently sorry I have been quiet for the last few months, and thanks for everybody who enquired about my silence, but as soon as something exiting happens I will post it as soon as possible.
