On a Saturday afternoon I received a call asking for an emergency patient transfer from Malinau to Tarakan. It is only a 35 minute flight but can be up to 3 hours on a fast speed boat. The patient couldn't handle that kind of travel and needed to get to the better equipped hospital in Tarakan. Since it was the weekend and the airplane would mostly be empty I had the opportunity to take Caleb with me.
This would be his first flight with me out into the "wilds" of Indonesia. He enjoyed riding along and seeing the sights and sounds from the airplane.
Since we had gotten the call already late in the afternoon, by the time we were up and flying the sun was already sinking low in the sky as we flew towards Malinau
It was a boy that we picked up with his concerned mother and also a nurse (in the back seat)
Here he is on the floor
Landed in Tarakan as the sun was setting
Caleb had a good time flying and I am really glad he gets to experience a little bit of why we are here in Indonesia
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