The Rest of the Story

Returning home from errands yesterday at noon, heard a roar and looked up the see the Blue and White DC3 going over the house and headed for a landing. On my way out again around 1, I looped by the airport and they were busily cleaning up their work area and packing. I didn't want to slow them down so just left. Gene said he saw them go over the house again around 3, on the way to Oshkosh, only one day late. As it turns out, a lot of people were delayed in their arrivals due to torrential rains (gosh, we need some here) and standing water on the airport. Some groups were diverted to other airports and bussed over to the show. Many enthsiasts belong to groups like our friend Jim Jones who owns a Swift belongs to the Swift Assoc. and they would arrive en masse. I think I described last April how they have colored lines on the runways and can land six or so planes at a time by telling them to land left or right and on a certain color.

Our friend, Lewis, is sad that we did not go to Oshkosh and is sending me texts and calling Gene several times a day. Our original plan was to go there, then return here and leave for the northeast a week later. It is so very hot, I am so glad we made the decision to do it this way.

So here is the plan for the next adventure: We have always said, when we get rich, we will summer in Maine. Well looks like the rich part will never happen but we are doing it anyway. With the camper, we can do it on the cheap. And therefore, we will leave here on Thursday morning headed north, our route determined by what gets us to a higher altitude the quickest, up through the Shenendoah Valley, through Pennsylvania and then two nights with my cousin in CT. From there it is a mad dash to Boothbay Harbor Maine. We will be in Maine for perhaps three weeks, then in New Hampshire and Vermont for two. We intend to start a leisurely trip home on Labor Day afternoon. UNLESS we end up in New Jersey for a rendevous with the Flagship in mid September. Stay tuned. I will keep you posted on the progress.