The view from above

The drive between Juba and Kajo Keji is sketchy to say the least.

So to avoid the 12-hour, death defying drive back, we took to the sky.

The air strip was a fenced off field and the pilot prayed before take off, but it was a smooth journey and took a fraction of the ground time – 35 minutes from take off to landing.

Seen from above, Southern Sudan in the rainy season is beautiful.

Our pilot