Friday 27 April 2012

...and then, at last --- Karanambo! Part One: Arrival

There was a little hiccup over the flight booking. I left it too late and it seemed that while I couild get a flight out, all the return flights were booked out. Sent an emergency email to Andrea. Next thing I knew, I got a call from someone at Wilderness Exlorers saying they had a reservation for me, Saturday to Tuesday. Andrea had Skyped them and placed the order... So, Saturday morning, there I was at Ogle airport. I had sent a message asking if I should bring anything with me, and the return message was that all they needed was a few hinges and that someone would meet me at Ogle to hand them over. Turns out that this was all handled through Jocelyn Dow -- I had visited her Friday morning; she had contacted Salvador with the message HEY! Sharon's Here! and he had said, Yes, We Know, She's Coming, and can you hand over such-and-such. So, I got the hinges safely and boarded the aircraft. The rest is video, ending with my triumphany arrival at Karanambo Airstrip, and Salvador's welcome dance. And wow, I never knew that it really was just that: an airstrip, in the middle of nowhere.