We’ve been in the Gran Sabana area of Venezuela on the Brazilian border for a few days now. It is very hot and dry… unexpected really for one of the wettest areas in the world. The first hurdle was getting the paramotors into the country. Luckily the airline didn’t ask any awkward questions after we paid them a hefty excess baggage fee, but Venezuelan customs were less keen to let them into the country without an even larger payment. The main thing is that all three Miniplane paramotors arrived undamaged and once we put them together they have been working a treat with just two carburettor problems so far due to dirty fuel. We have had some incredible paramotoring over wide open savannah, running in the new engines and getting used to the large wings. We have some great video footage and photos. Hopefully a lot more to come…

Yesterday we flew over the jungle to an Indian village 30km away. It involved a flight over some worryingly dense jungle so we had to gain height before committing to the crossing. We landed on their football pitch in the middle of a very important game but the chief was happy when Michel gave him his first paramotor lesson.

We have lots more flights planned around the jungles and tepuis of this beautiful part of the world so watch this space. Internet connection here is very slow so don’t hold your breath! We do have tracking devices so you can see our latest position on Google Earth.