C130

August 21, 2009
I had to be at MONUC Headquarters at 0530AM in order to catch a shuttle to the hanger. I arrived at the airport at 0700 and ended up waiting until 1130AM for the flight to board. During the wait, I sat and talked with two other travelers; one UN volunteered based in Goma, and one pilot from India based in DRC for one year. We had a really good time getting to know each and I hope we will stay in touch. The flight was supposed to be via helicopter, but it got changed to a C130 big cargo plane. They allowed pictures inside the plane, so I took advantage. We all got ear plugs to use during the short flight due to the noise. We flew at 10,000 feet which allowed for some really beautiful views out the window!