Friday, 30 July

Equator from the air.

This weekend is longer than normal. We have Monday off as it is a national holiday – Parent’s Day. I decided to return to Lubero to spend the weekend in a cooler climate and to eat good food. I booked my flights and headed off to the airfield. When the helicopter arrived from Bunia, I was pleased to see a familiar face. Major Vladimir Starkov – the Russian Air Operations officer – one of the many Russians I stayed with on Tuesday. We flew on to Lubero - during the flight I got this photo of the equator - not much to look at! When I arrived, I returned to Mulo monastery and a big dinner…