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Fish River Canyon

Postby Bugwar » Tue Feb 15, 2011 11:21 am

Fellow Microlight Pilots

Asterix and I are planning a trip to NAM(ibia).

This will be an 11 day trip with our planned destination being the Fish River Canyon but as it is first and foremost an adventure, we may not end up at the Fish River (weather,customs, etc.) but we will be flying for 11 days.

Anyone interested in flying with us to Nam , please send me an e-mail.

Blue Skies

Paul
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby LenM » Tue Feb 15, 2011 5:09 pm

Paul

Will PM and we can discuss in more detail.
For now however, what is the anticipated date? (Month?)

Thanks

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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby nicow » Wed Feb 16, 2011 8:16 am

Dates please.
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Bugwar » Wed Feb 16, 2011 10:30 am

21 April to 2 May
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Bugwar » Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:33 am

The plan is as follows:

22 April - Bapsfontein to Lindbergh Lodge via Potchefstroom
23 April - Lindbergh lodge to Sishen via Reivilo
24 April - Sishen to Uppington
25 April - Uppington to Karasburg via Ariamsvlei
26 April - Karasburg to Canon Lodge
27 April - Canon Lodge
28 April - Canon Lodge to Uppington via Karasburg and Ariamsvlei
29 April - Uppington to Reivilo via Sishen
30 April - Reivilo to Potch Via Wolmeransstad
01 May - Potch to Microland.

If you know the contact details of people we can contact to arrange fuel or nearby airstrips that would be easier to get fuel and accommodation for us and our planes, please let me know it will be much appreciated.

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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Blue Max » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:42 pm

As dit nie ons besigste naweek op die plaas was nie sou ek in gewees het..
Miskien kan ek nog n plan maak.Weet nie.??
Wat het van Asterix alias the Vortex man, Kaptein span die seile geword.????
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Bugwar » Fri Mar 18, 2011 12:51 pm

Blue Max wrote:As dit nie ons besigste naweek op die plaas was nie sou ek in gewees het..
Miskien kan ek nog n plan maak.Weet nie.??
Wat het van Asterix alias the Vortex man, Kaptein span die seile geword.????
Sy laptop is gesteel en hy het nog nie `n nuwe een gekry nie
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Taildracula » Fri Mar 18, 2011 1:38 pm

Hi Paul. ons het ontmoet by Sebaka lodge - Greg(van kroon). As my finnansies reg is daai tyd sal ek moontlik belangstel om saam te kom.
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby Blue Max » Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:48 pm

vhpy vhpy
Paul, ek wil mo@er graag saam gaan.
Ek het n plaas vol gaste daardie tyd.
Indien ek iemand kry om waar te neem in my plek dan kan ek dalk wegkom.!!!
Wat moet ek reel met wie in Nam.??? indien ek sou saamgaan.??
My ander goeters is in orde.
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Re: Adventure Flying

Postby LenM » Sun Mar 20, 2011 11:07 am

Bugwar wrote:The plan is as follows:

22 April - Bapsfontein to Lindbergh Lodge via Potchefstroom
23 April - Lindbergh lodge to Sishen via Reivilo
24 April - Sishen to Uppington
25 April - Uppington to Karasburg via Ariamsvlei
26 April - Karasburg to Canon Lodge
27 April - Canon Lodge
28 April - Canon Lodge to Uppington via Karasburg and Ariamsvlei
29 April - Uppington to Reivilo via Sishen
30 April - Reivilo to Potch Via Wolmeransstad
01 May - Potch to Microland.

If you know the contact details of people we can contact to arrange fuel or nearby airstrips that would be easier to get fuel and accommodation for us and our planes, please let me know it will be much appreciated.

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No doubt it will be an amazing experience!
Enjoy it!!

And share some advice and photos when you can.
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Re: Fish River Canyon

Postby Kalahari » Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:05 pm

Hi Paul

I do have a contact in Karasburg and maybe someone in Ariamsvlei that might be able to assist if they are not going away over the Easter weekend, I will also be on the farm in Southern Namibia during that week, if you have a crisis I can always try to make a plan.

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Re: Fish River Canyon

Postby Bugwar » Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:37 am

Thank you. Can you please send me the numbers of the contacts.
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Re: Fish River Canyon

Postby zucac » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:23 am

I did that trip 18 month agow. best trip ever, fly the canyon early in the morning because of thermals
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Re: Fish River Canyon

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Re: Fish River Canyon

Postby LenM » Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:53 am

I hiked that canyon and this is a much better view!!!

No doubt an amazing experience!
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