Monday, August 25, 2008

Approaching the African coast

Dakar, Senegal is the westernmost point on the coast of Africa,
perfect for refueling. It's 3:45am here, and we should land in about
an hour.

I'm trying not to think about the fact that I'm feeling like I just
survived a huge Atlantic crossing, but I'm not due to land in
Johannesburg for about nine and a half more hours. Growing up with
Mercator projection maps, that make the northern hemisphere look
bigger than the southern, it's a surprise to learn just how BIG Africa
is.

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