We rolled out of bed this morning at 5am to get an early start on the flight to Massachussetts. Michele & Roland flew up with USAirways on Wednesday to visit with Great-Grandma Cardin. Today, Sandy & I are flying up with the boys to meet up with them. Then, we’ll continue on for a tour of the Canadian Maritimes.
Amazingly, we managed to take off by 6am and were soon climbing out into dark skies. We enjoyed a spectacular sunrise as we continued North toward our planned fuel stop in New Bern, North Carolina. The weather was nice and we even had a bit of a tailwind.
We landed in New Bern around 9:30am. When the boys got out of the plane, I noticed that Brandon & Justin were still wearing their bedroom slippers –they forgot to bring shoes! Other than the footwear situation, the fuel stop went smoothly and we took off again around 10am.
After we leveled off, we had lunch in the plane (PB&J). The second flight went just as well as the first. I could hardly believe it when I was cleared through Washington and New York airspace without any modifications to my route. Usually, they change it two or three times and it is quite a pain. We also continued to enjoy a strong tail wind.
We landed in New Bedford around 1:15pm and Michele & Roland were waiting for us as we taxied in to the ramp. We made a quick stop at the Dartmouth Mall to buy the boys some new sneakers, then we went to visit Great-Grandma Cardin.
It was a beautiful fall afternoon with temps in the mid-60’s. We all sat outback and enjoyed the cool weather while the boys played football in the yard. Later, Michele’s cousin Andrew came by to visit and we all had dinner together.
After dinner, I called Canadian Customs and did a little flight planning for the next day. Afterwards, I sat in the living room to visit, but I could barely keep my eyes open. It had been a long day! Soon, we went back to the hotel room and I fell asleep about 9:30.
Amazingly, we managed to take off by 6am and were soon climbing out into dark skies. We enjoyed a spectacular sunrise as we continued North toward our planned fuel stop in New Bern, North Carolina. The weather was nice and we even had a bit of a tailwind.
We landed in New Bern around 9:30am. When the boys got out of the plane, I noticed that Brandon & Justin were still wearing their bedroom slippers –they forgot to bring shoes! Other than the footwear situation, the fuel stop went smoothly and we took off again around 10am.
After we leveled off, we had lunch in the plane (PB&J). The second flight went just as well as the first. I could hardly believe it when I was cleared through Washington and New York airspace without any modifications to my route. Usually, they change it two or three times and it is quite a pain. We also continued to enjoy a strong tail wind.
We landed in New Bedford around 1:15pm and Michele & Roland were waiting for us as we taxied in to the ramp. We made a quick stop at the Dartmouth Mall to buy the boys some new sneakers, then we went to visit Great-Grandma Cardin.
It was a beautiful fall afternoon with temps in the mid-60’s. We all sat outback and enjoyed the cool weather while the boys played football in the yard. Later, Michele’s cousin Andrew came by to visit and we all had dinner together.
After dinner, I called Canadian Customs and did a little flight planning for the next day. Afterwards, I sat in the living room to visit, but I could barely keep my eyes open. It had been a long day! Soon, we went back to the hotel room and I fell asleep about 9:30.
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