Archive for August, 2009

Springfield, Illinois to Albuquerque, New Mexico

Sunday, August 23 KSPI – KRVS – KBGD – KABQ Part of the lost trip report. Nell is great at finding us something interesting where we are. Bob and I flew in and out of Springfield, Illinois and, other than debating a visit to the Lincoln museum, saw nothing but the Outback Steakhouse. I know, [...]

Albuquerque, New Mexico to Santa Monica, CA

Monday, August 24 KABQ – KDVT – KSMO Part of the lost trip report. The last day was easy flying. I think we all slept well, but I don’t know because I stumbled into dreamland, tripped over something, and came to eight hours later. The breakfast at the hotel was not horrific and we headed [...]

Morristown, NJ to Springfield, IL

Saturday, August 22 2009 KMMU – KCAK – KCMI – KSPI (Part of the lost trip report.) MORRISTOWN Our departure out of Morristown was our first return-to-field event as a family. (I had done this once with Art in the plane taking off out of Long Beach after service.) The truth is, I expected the [...]

Traverse City, MI to Morristown, NJ

Friday, August 13 KTVC – KACB – KGKJ – KMMU (Part of the lost trip report.) After our incredibly, almost-theme-park-like stay in Traverse City, we needed to return to New York City, where Nell would meet us. We had a small cooler of salmon to drop off at TW’s, definitely worth driving to the airport [...]

Antrim County, MI to Traverse City, MI

Wednesday, August 12 KACB – KTVC Part of the lost trip report.

Parry Sound, ON to Antrim County, MI

Tuesday, August 11 CNK4 – KANJ – KACB Part of the lost trip report. The time at the Lake was superb. Dexter got very into fishing and, even though he didn’t catch very much, it gave him motivation to see more of the shoreline, other little lakes nearby, and one of the creeks that feeds [...]

Lebanon, NH to Parry Sound, ON

Thursday, August 6 KLEB – CYTZ – CNK4 Part of the lost trip report. The summer is all about the boys seeing some places other than home. The airplane is great for that. So far they have seen nearly every state (we’re missing Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, Iowa, and a couple southern ones; I don’t [...]

Madison, WI to Lebanon, NH

Sunday, August 1 KMSN – KIAG – KLEB Part of the lost trip report. The thunderstorm line swept over us in the night and dissipated out over Lake Michigan. The breakfast at the hotel was surprisingly good (I have gotten used to trying to find anything edible in an “included” breakfast sort of buffet, not [...]