Magic in the sky, miracles down below

Friday, July 07, 2017

Jesus walking on water is one of the famous miracles recounted in the New Testament. This past weekend tourists and aviation fanatics witnessed a real life Bible-esque miracle when an aircraft turned water into an airstrip at the third annual Race For Rhinos in Makgadikgadi.

Well not exactly, but it surely looked like the abundant water at Makgadikgadi Pans in Sowa had suddenly transformed into land.

Off course, planes cannot land and takeoff in a sea of water unless there is a man-made surface and in this miraculous case, the aircraft could be seen soaring in the sky before flying terrifyingly low over the Sowa Pan brushing the waves with its landing gear.

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Magic in the sky, miracles down below

Jesus walking on water is one of the famous miracles recounted in the New Testament. This past weekend tourists and aviation fanatics witnessed a real life Bible-esque miracle when an aircraft turned water into an airstrip at the third annual Race For Rhinos in Makgadikgadi.

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