I learned to watch, to put my trust in other hands than mine. I learned to wander. I learned what every dreaming child needs to know — that no horizon is so far that you cannot get above it or beyond it. These I learned at once. But most things come harder.
Beryl Markham, West with the Night
How is it possible to bring order out of memory? I should like to begin at the beginning, patiently, like a weaver at his loom. I should like to say, “This is the place to start; there can be no other.”
But there are a hundred places to start for there are a hundred names…
So the name shall be Nungwe:
Date: 16/6/35
Type of aircraft: Avro Avian
Journey — Nairobi to Nungwe
Time — 3 hrs 40 min
Pilot — Self
So begins, West with the Night by Beryl Markham.
It was one of the first books written by an Aviatrix, that I read after I obtained my private pilot license. Not the least because, there is some overlap with people and places, with the book that became a popular movie, “Out of Africa” written by Isak Dinesen.
Flying in early 20th century was precious. Being a women, and flying in early 20th century was incredible!
The book, West with the Night, covers the authors experiences of living and flying in Kenya, Nairobi, Tanzania and more. If you are a fan of the movie Out of Africa or the BBC TV series In the Heat of the Sun, this might be the book for you.
On September 4th, 1936 Beryl Markham took off from Abingdon, England and after a 20 hour flight, crash landed in Nova Scotia, Canada. She was the first women to cross the Atlantic solo. She was the first women to fly from England to North America, non-stop, from east to west.
You can read all about the adventure in the book.
The book can be purchased as hardcover, paperback, audio or Kindle edition. Here is the description from Amazon:
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Words on Wednesday 2….
Always nostalgic thinking about Out of Africa!
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