Leg 76, Djoum, Cameroon via Equatorial Guinea and São Tomé and Príncipe to Gamba, Gabon
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11-06 Djoum FKSA 4:28 AM
11-06 Oyem FOGO 5:06 AM
11-06 Campo FGRI 5:57 AM
11-06 Ntoum FONT 6:46 AM
11-06 Leon M’ba (Libreville) FOOL 6:56 AM
11-06 Corisco Intl OCS 7:10 AM
11-06 Sao Tome Intl FPST 8:19 AM
11-06 Port Gentil FOOG 9:33 AM
11-06 Lambarene FOGR 10:15 AM
11-06 Fougamou FOGF 10:39 AM
11-06 Mouila Ville FOGM 11:03 AM
11-06 Ndende FOND 11:22 AM
11-06 Gamba FOGA 11:47 AM
Flight time 5:15 12 stops
Yep, thunder and lightning, quite a bit of rain as well. I am flying over the rain forest so to be expected.
The rain forest with that vertical sun at the equator
Approaching Campo, Cameroon
Campo is on the North side of the river Campo in Cameroon (left)
On the South side is Rio Campo in Equatorial Guinea (right)
Coming in for a landing at Campo, nice little strip cleared for me
The beach is awesome here
To the South to Bata, large port city in Equatorial Guinea
It has an international airport, but it’s messed up and unavailable in game
The darker spots (eg in front) are clouds on the source data
St. James and Our Lady of the Pillar Cathedral on the left
Torre de La Libertad, monument with a restaurant inside it on the right (front left in the picture above)
Further South to Libreville, the capital of Gabon
Two unique churches there, Notre Dame de Lourdes and Cathédrale Sainte Marie
Corisco, a little island not far from the coast with an international airport for 2,500 inhabitants
Going a bit further West to São Tomé, leaving the rain behind
Clear above the water, but it won’t last
São Tomé, the capital of São Tomé and Príncipe (Principe is an island to the North)
National musem in an old fort, don’t trip over the cannons
Obo National Park, Pico S. Tomé sticking out
Can’t see much, most of the island is shrouded in clouds
I was looking for Pico Cão Grande
The height data is not there, it’s simply missing
Ilheu das Rolas, little island off the South coast of São Tomé
The island is on the equator (equator in red, looking South-West)
In the middle is the equator landmark
Back to the mainland, approaching Lambarene, Gabon
Lambarene on the river Ogooué
It is known for the Albert Schweitzer Hospital, still in use with a museum inside
It was built by the German doctor in the early 20th century to treat tropical diseases
Lot of rain in the rain forest on the way to Fougamou
Approaching Fougamou, small town along the Ngounié river
A break from the rain on the ‘runway’ in Fougamou
On the way to Ntende, starting to get late (sun sets a bit before 6 pm locally)
Quick, one more flight to Gamba
Gamba, Gabon, on the coast and the southern bay of the Ndogo Lagoon.
