Our flight out of Cape Town left before sunrise, so we were well on the way when the sun rose over the horizon. I was thrilled to have a window seat with a great view of breaking daylight. A black, starlit sky gradually lightened, then an orange glow spread out and finally the sun dramatically broke the line and burst onto the scene.
The pilot announced that there was a large storm cloud building on our right side. We were well away from danger, but it was quite spectacular.
From Johannesburg the flight to Zambia flies across Zimbabwe airspace, crossing into Zambia over Lake Kariba.
As we expected, Zambia is green and lush at this time of year, after the heavy rains. A good maize harvest is forecast.
On the return journey, approaching Cape Town, we flew close to Tygerberg, our local highspot, which meant that we were flying virtually over our flat, a fact I already knew, as approaching aircraft are a regular sight and sound to us.
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