I rolled out of the driveway in Massachusetts at 4:00 AM Saturday morning and after 20:00 hours of driving 1320 miles (2124 km) I coasted into
Wallaby Ranch near
Orlando Florida. I said hello to Oliver, pitched a tent, crawled in, and quickly fell asleep. Around 2:30 AM I awoke to
fire-ants stinging my hands. Dang. I thought I checked for ant hills, but I must have missed one. I eradicated the little bastards already inside, pulled up the stakes, dragged the tent to a new spot, and then crawled back in. The exertion, high humidity, 80F (26C) temperature made it tough to fall back asleep. Just when I was dozing off, the thunderstorms I drove through early in Georgia hit and drove rain into the tent. Sigh. Nothing to do but fall asleep, ignore the water, and enjoy the fact that I left the snow a 1000 miles to the north.
The sun filtering through the early morning fog on Monday morning gave everything an enchanted aura. Art was up early and had his first aero-tow lesson with Steve, the newly crowned instructor-of-the-year.
It was good to be back in the land of warm temperatures, mellow air, and plentiful thermals.
1 comment:
Tom, let's see, 1320 miles / 20 hrs = 66 mph average speed. Good thing you didn't have to stop for gas, food, or to relieve yourself! I hope you have good weather and fly at the top of your game. Good luck in the comps.
Lee
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