Hello Heloise,
What we see on the maps can sometimes be deceptive. Only the location points are exact.
The lines are just a straight connection between two known points, but not (always) the real trajectory that was flown.
Because the battery level of Pikne's transmitter is so low, it sends very few location points (to avoid draining the battery completely).
In this case there is a ‘gap’ of 6 hours in between the 2 location points!
With an average speed of 40 km/h Pikne could have flown 240 km between these 2 points.
It seems more likely to me that s/he crossed the Gulf of Iskenderun.
It is even possible that s/he flew all the way around the gulf. We just don't know.
Me too, Liz
I hold my breath for Udu.
I can't forget what happened to Päike.
Edit:
What gives me some hope is that Udu did not fly over (the wide part of) the Gulf of Corinth yesterday. It looks like s/he flew around that gulf. S/he seems to avoid longer flights over the water...
Maybe Udu wants to see the far shore before flying across the water?
Perhaps s/he will realise that there is no safe way south, and will criss-cross Greece in search of a good feeding ground? I hope that fear and prudence will be stronger than the urge to fly south…
We’ll see.