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Kenya's female hot air balloon pilot

Masaai Mara, Kenya is well known for its incredible animal population, where one of The Seven Natural Wonders of Africa - the great migration - occurs. But for Captain Joyce Beckwith a.k.a Captain Smiles this beautiful landscape is simply her office. She is the first black African licensed female hot air balloon pilot!

And we’re going to see what a day at the office looks like for Captain Beckwith and how exactly she got into this field. This is a profession most women wouldn’t consider but, here she is doing it with the best of them. The ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Muthoni Muchiri reports.

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7 minutes