#Chapter44

The Congo, a country with a bloody history, a country of magnificent beauty, and a people filled with superstition and a fear of the unknown. It is a fusion of grassland, inland highlands and equatorial rainforest which accounts for its fascinating selection of wild animals and colorful birdlife.

These thoughts fill Piet’s mind as he sits in the co pilot’s seat of the Cessna 172 he had charted at Kisangani Airport, as the light aircraft makes its way over the Congo rainforest on its way to its destination. Kiri Airport which will put him about 43 km away from his ultimate destination, Loango and his quest to help rid...