My Heart is Africa

by Scott Griffin

"In 1996, successful businessman and certified pilot, Scott Griffin, decided to break from the comfortable routine of his life to go to work for the Flying Doctors Service, an African organization that flies doctors and nurses to remote areas to administer medical assistance. Griffin also made the daring decision to fly his small, single-engine Cessna 180 solo from Canada to Africa and back again." My Heart is Africa is the engaging, personal story of his two-year aviation adventure throughout Africa. It is also the story of Africa - its problems and people, its landscapes and limitations, its culture and courage. Griffin's intrepid flying odyssey not only takes the reader on a journey across Africa but into the lives of the doctors, nurses, aid workers and eccentric characters that crossed his path along the way.

Genres: Nonfiction, Africa, Travel

296 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Linda Cousens · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read as part of my heart is in Africa!

[Kathleen McRae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of this story was quite interesting!

[Mohamed · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an adventurous private pilot myself, I felt like reading the ultimate flying adventure as the author travels across the most remote and beautiful places a pilot wishes to fly in one day. His romantic approach to Africa and the faults of modern western NGO's have are really intriguing. A must read for any pilot with ambitions to explore the raw world!

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

A great read for me because I read My Heart is Africa while travelling on a bus from Nairobi to Kampala in East Africa. As I'm travelling over land, Griffin is depicting his flight from Toronto to Nairobi in a single engine cesna. Pretty amazing, just for the story!

[Louise Boyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fascinating true story about the adventures of a Canadian businessman crossing to Africa in his own small plane and working for Flying Doctors. I liked the personal approach and the insight about the beauty of Africa.

[Lorraine · Rating 3 out of 5]

It would have been more interesting if I was a pilot..but still a pretty good read. I was hoping that there would be more about the flying doctors and the work that they do for example….difficult cases and the results.

[Robin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Should be on the Must Read list of anyone wanting to learn about Africa. A fascinating and important and educational tale of the African consequences of a very brave man's decisions.

[Jemacpherson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great book for me to read as I was planning my trip to Tanzania to fly with a client in his Cessna 185. A true story and a grand flying adventure!

[Hildegard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating! I enjoyed the poetic prose describing the landscapes; the author's insights into the diverse aspects of Africa; and myself as reader feeling I was there too.