Thursday, April 22, 2010

Fire Hazard

Flying into Huánuco, I think the tips of the airplane's wings are going to touch the mountains we are descending into.  There's a valley, with seemingly just enough space for us to land.  To get back up, we'll be flying in circles until we can clear these foothills of the Andes.  As we touch down, brakes on FULL, I look to my right and see the green fire engine on the side of the runway, engine on, lights flashing, waiting just in case one of the two planes that lands here each day bursts into flames.  Welcome to Huánuco!

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