Lonely Planet™ · Thorn Tree Forum · 2020

Spare engine?

Country forums / Africa / South Africa

Just emerged from the wilds of Botswana. Hearing rumours that the glue didn't work with an engine.... Flying Nationwide from OR Tambo tonight.

IS IT SAFE?

[drink windkoek, not castle...]

go Boks, go, etc

Hey Peter,

You don't need an actuary to figure that the chances of it happening twice in 3 days are small :o)

Besides, isn't living dangerously part of the African experience?? (tongue in cheek, here)

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Bring a big jug of extra glue. You'll have no problem getting it through security if you tell them what it's for ;-)

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Good job by the pilot though, the passengers said it was a perfectly soft landing.

Peter, I take it you weren't the guy at the victory parade waving the English flag? ;)

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Hi Peter,

[drink windKoek not castle] ??? Shouldn't that be an H not a K ? But then again the 2 do go hand in hand drink Koek and you get the wind !

Hope you having a great time mate ?

Only 26 days till the grand tour Yeehaa

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Drink Windhoek not Castle

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"windkoek"?? How embarrassing! I just couldn't get used to those southern hemisphere keyboards.

Agree with Bosch - the pilot was amazing. We got back to Gatwick this morning where the temperature was 0 (zero) degrees. Brrrrr. Off to catch up with my sleep. As for the English flag - I doubt it somehow.....

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Peter, welcome back to the Northern hemisphere !

Only 25 days now haha !

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