Zululand Mission Air Transport (ZUMAT) are another Christian flying organisation we work very closely with, and last week Cathy and I got to do a shared flight with them.
They operate a Flying Doctor service in northern Natal and fund it by doing commercial game lodge transfers, and it was one of these flights we were helping with.
It worked out really well as there were six passengers - too much for one plane but leaving plenty of room (enough for Cathy anyway) when we split them up. We initially took them down to N. Natal where they spent two nights at a fancy lodge. We stayed about 20 mins flight away with our friends and got so spend a day in a local game park where we saw all sorts of things...
and some things we'd never seen before - probably just as well!
I think the one was stuck in the mud and the other was giving it a push!Two days later we picked the passengers up again and took them to Durban - another stroke of luck - that's just where Matthew stays! Two nights with him and Annie, before a slow leisurely flight back...
Don't touch the red button!taking in the new Footy World Cup stadium near Nelspruit just before home...
So, a working holiday - not quite, but at least a bit of a holiday whilst working. My kind of job!
Paul and Cathy
