Circling over Botswana nothingness in a glider

New day, new country to explore! During our time flying from Veronica, Namibia we had the chance to enter the neighboring country of Botswana. This implied some risks but as long as you keep track of certain things it is not dangerous as such. Furthermore, the weather turned out to be good and we could set our flight up for a nice 1000km triangle. (my first 1000km flight ever)
Flight track: www.weglide.org/flight/357011
Camera: www.insta360.com/de/product/i...
Mount: www.stefly.aero/product/kamer...
My club: lfv-mainz.com
Weather forecast: skysight.io
Veronica flying: www.veronica-flying.de/
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[@brushitoff503]

So fricken good! Awesome to watch! Thank you for sharing!

[@TheSoaringChannel]

What an adventure!

[@darrenberkey7017]

"On really clear days, you can see how it follows the curvature of the Earth."
Flat-earthers: ** triggered! **

[@petrokemikal]

Im guessing landing out is not an option as in there no way to get you out of the middle of knowhere..

[@SierraSierraSoaring-kz3oj]

Absolutely, the engine is the last option...

[@markplain2555]

Any stories of people who have landed out?

[@SierraSierraSoaring-kz3oj]

Haven't heard any from Botswana. But I seriously doubt that in over 50 years of gliding in Namibia, nobody ever landed there :)

[@casaamaril]

It must be fantastic to soar into these skies with these extreme working height bands and then to fly almost straight under a cloud street for hundreds of kilometers. So different from the sometimes cumbersome thermals here in western Europe where you have to work within the 1000 1500 meter band often. But that knowledge all pays off when you run into less favorable conditions flying over Botswana or Namibia I guess. Thanks for the video

[@SierraSierraSoaring-kz3oj]

Yes, when people say "flying in Namibia is different" they mean the scope / dimensions and not the actual flying