Leg 74, Gbadolite DRC via Central African Republic to Impfondo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Another full day of lightning, it never ends!
11-04 Gbadolite FZFD 5:04 AM
11-04 Mobaye MBanga FEFE 5:11 AM
11-04 Bakouma FEGM 6:02 AM
11-04 Yalinga FEFY 6:28 AM
11-04 M’Boki FEGE 7:43 AM
11-04 Zemio FEFZ 8:06 AM
11-04 Bondo FZBY 9:01 AM
11-04 Bondo (Likali) FZDW 9:17 AM
11-04 Aketi FZKN 9:34 AM
11-04 Yalingimba FZGI 10:00 AM
11-04 Bumba FZFU 10:13 AM
11-04 Lisala FZGA 10:40 AM
11-04 Pimu FZBX 10:58 AM
11-04 Binga FZGE 11:17 AM
11-04 Gwaka FZFW 11:29 AM Drone cam landing
11-04 Impfondo FCOI 12:25 PM virtual vision landing
Flight time 7:21 15 stops
A look at Mobutu’s abandoned palace in Gbadolite from the previous leg
Yalinga, heading North first, back into Central African Republic
Flying over Chinko Nature Reserve
The reserve spans nearly 7,000 square miles, that’s seven times Luxembourg
The whole area lies on a volcanic plateau 2,000 ft above sea level
Approaching M’Boki, rain has moved in
Which brings out the rainbows
M’Boki Airport
Heading back South into the Democratic Republic of the Congo over Western Bomu Wildlife Reserve
Eastern Bomu wildlife Reserve
No info on the Bomu reserves, it’s pretty wet
with a varied and colorful terrain
Bondo on the river Uele
Flying over the river on departure
Bumba on the river Congo
Finally a town with a couple pictures, looks like it was a flood situation
The Congo river
My only ‘knowledge’ of the Congo is from the 1995 movie, Congo, mediocre blockbuster now cult-classic
Not to be confused with the 2019 movie Congo which has nothing to do with the 1995 one
Most likely also not a good source to learn more about the Congo
For that this would be the documentary to watch
Moving on to Lisala
A packed ferry at Lisala
Crossing the Congo river again
Binga at dusk
I continued on to Impfondo, the dark airstrip was in the G1000, here lit by lightning
So much lightning!
