All the way over the Atlantic to the Bahamas, the flight went smoothly. The sight was clear, but I could not see very much of the view below from where I were sitting. I had to stretch over Tom’s shoulder to be able to look down, but I have seen the coral refs in the ocean from other "real" planes. The "touchdown" in Freeport went just as well as the flight and for the first time in my life I was on Bahamian ground.

 -This stop can’t be a long one, was my thought. To load a few cameras etc. will only take a few minutes or so. That wasn't true! Later the whole plane was filled with equipment and there was another plane there to pick up some too….

This was a lot of work, and it took its time since all had to be handled with much care. I had no idea that so much equipment was needed to put f a few minutes of a commercial on film. While the airport-personnel under supervision of Francisco, loaded the plane, I followed Captain Tom to an office at the terminal. He had to fill in a lot of papers for the Customs. This is the lousy part in this job, he told me.

Regularly the cargo is already onboard when leaving Miami, Tom had told me. Cargo, such as food, newspapers and medication, left daily for the islands. All the cargo I provided with was my purse. Since Bahamas is "going abroad" my purse carried my passport and visa for United I had also brought my camera and extra film, and had already taken a few pictures of the "Pink Flamingo" and its interior while the plane was still empty.