Happy Thanksgiving! We all celebrated and had fun and lots of yummy food after work. When the whole MAF team, as well as other friends, all get together, there are lots of kids, and its a fun time!
Nov 27, 2019
Will it fit?
Today I had 2 flights, with 5 stops, again. One the first flight we needed to move a freezer for the clinic from one airstrip to another. After some careful shoving and angling, we were able to get it in the plane!
Passengers on the second flight heading to their homes.
On my second flight I took back a group of 5 special needs children back to their home villages. They attend school here in Maseru, and were returning home for the holidays. We had a bumpy flight, and I cannot imagine how unsettling that felt for the girl in the front seat who is blind! She didn’t get sick though, so that was a bonus for everyone.
Nov 26, 2019
Rethabile loading up the plane for my first departure.
Two flights today, with a total of 5 stops in the mountains. Nurses, clinic staff and patients all transported. Tough landing at one of the strips with some irregular wind. After 2 aborted landings I was able to get in.
22-24 Nov, 19
Our campsite
This weekend we went up to Maliba Lodge, about a 2,5 hr drive from Maseru. We have been doing so on this weekend for the last 2 years. This is our third. And we do it because I ran the Lesotho Ultra trail run. It’s a 50km mountain trail run through the mountains of Tsehlanyane National Park in Lesotho.
Sello!
This year was fun, because we brought our friend, Sello, with us to run. He is a very talented runner, and has done well in a number of road races in 2018 and 2019. As a way to end off his racing calendar for the year, I thought we would enter him into the 38km Mountain Challenge, which is the shorter distance run at the same time as the ultra marathon.
We have been supporting and helping Sello for about 18 months. We love his attitude, his humility, and his passion for running fast. He can talk about it all day long. With help from many of you, we have been able to get him some gear, nutrition, and race entries over the last year.
Both races kicked off at 5:30am on Saturday. Sello shot off the mark, and from what I hear thats about the last anyone saw of him until he crossed the 38km finish line in 1st position, 20 minutes ahead of the course record, and 50 minutes ahead of number 2!
Hearing the news via text from Emily while I has not even halfway on my route did encourage me to push on and push hard. The route is very technical and tough, and I was expecting that. My goal was to have a fun day in the mountains, and I did! I finished in 8 hrs and 40 minutes.
Me on the final stretch, joined by Jane.
What a fun weekend. A good time camping with friends, seeing a young star like Sello do so well was an unexpected bonus.