Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Check out our new Golf Cart




We bought this cute little golf cart to help us move our plane in and out of the hangar. Because of the hurricane "lip" of the hangar, it is difficult to push it back in. We were going to buy a "tug", but found this nice, used golf cart. It is really fun to drive, and we can actually drive it around the airport.

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Back to Florida





And after two weeks of travelling in our small plane, we are now back in beautiful Florida. We spent the night in Daytona Beach because we were too tired to finish flying home. What a beautiful sight to see the beautiful beaches of Florida after flying over so many places of frozen tundra.

Landing at Charleston, South Carolina for fuel




We landed at Charleston on our way home for a quick turn around. Charleston is not only an international airport, but also an Air Force Base. So here are some photos of the very large military airplanes based there.

One last visit to Williamsburg before we head home





After spending time in Yorktown, we went back one more time for some hot apple cider and to walk the roads of Williamsburg.

Yorktown, VA





Here are a few photos from the quaint little town of Yorktown.

Yorktown Battlefields





A few more photos of cannons from the battlefields in Yorktown.

Yorktown, VA





I think Yorktown was our favorite place of the three historic sites that we visited. This is one of the original colonies. It was not as commercialized as Williamsburg, and it felt more authentic. I was surprised when visiting one particular historic battlefield -- I thought this was only an area from the Civil War, and I was surprised to read that this was also the site of some battles from the Revolutionary War. Obviously it has been a long time since I studied American History, or I would not have been surprised by this info. We thought of Scott many times as we walked the battlefield sites, and looked at the many cannons. Some of these photos are especially for him, but I hope other people enjoy them too. It is a very special place.

Williamsburg, VA




It was cold and blustery, but we really enjoyed walking along the historic roads of Williamsburg. We had some fabulous hot apple cider that warmed us from the inside out. The area reminded me a lot of the George Ranch outside of Houston, except that these houses are from the 1600's, so they are older. Most have been restored. Here are just a few photos from this beautiful place.