Fire hazard

In Namibia it is dust dry again. Nice for gliding, that gives strong, high-reaching thermals. Just not for the country. The vegetation is extremely flammable. And there are always bushfires.

The drought is hard to imagine, as it rained so much in January. Suddenly everything was green. Sinks and pans overflowed. The grass shot up. And that is now the problem, it is now everywhere as hay on the stalk. When there is a thunderstorm, lightning sets it on fire. Driving cars off the beaten track is forbidden. Hot catalysts can easily ignite the dried out stalks.
Areas around Bitterwasser and the neighboring village of Hochanas have also been colored black. Luck for Bitterwasser, the fire around the mast of the directional antenna near Hochanas spared the mast itself. If it had been flared, there would be no telephone and no internet in the lodge.

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Was für ein Saisonauftakt

Die Early Birds haben es gemacht. Elmar Fischer und Reinhard Schramme haben in den ersten Tagen zugeschlagen. Hier der Bericht von Elmar:

Verladung der Flugzeuge 2025

An den Wochenenden 6.9./7.9.2025 und 13.9/14.9.2025 wurden 30 Flugzeuge in 7 Container verladen um den langen Weg nach Bitterwasser/Namibia anzutreten.

Alle Flugzeuge sind sehr gut ausgebucht. Es gibt noch wenige Slots Anfang November. Interessiert, dann hog@bitterwasser.com.