Showing posts with label aircraft. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aircraft. Show all posts

Monday, January 22, 2018

December 20th - We fly to Minnesota

We made the decision back before we left North Dakota, that we would fly back for Christmas with our Daughter and her family. Imagine getting on a plane with temps in the 70s and flying to a place where the temp is 20 degrees.  Now imagine that an unexpected cold snap hits the entire eastern US that puts local temps around 20 to 30 degrees below. 

Poor little Gypsy, our travel cat, was not to be left home.  We purchased a soft cat carrier.  It was designed to fit under the seats like a carry-on bag.  We put it opened on the floor a few days before we left so she would get comfortable with it.  She did.  She even slept in it at times.  We drove the truck to San Diego and left it in her sister's care as we got a ride to the airport.  Gypsy did really well on the flight. 

We flew Frontier Airlines.  Cut rate, but the flight out wasn't too bad.  The plane had video screens on the back of each seat and you could pull up many TV stations or movies to watch.  It also had a section for kids that showed a map of the land below us and where we were.  It was cool looking out the window and having the screen tell us what we were looking at. 

Then we land in Minneapolis.  Mama!!! it was cold.  nasty, snow, tired, etc. etc.  A couple of kids with us, Eliza and Brett.  We stopped at a noodle place for a bite and then took the long drive across Minnesota to Moorhead, across the river from Fargo.  For being nighttime, it was typically light.  This is normal, when there are a few street lights, and the snow, overcast, and ice crystals in the air spread the light everywhere.  It's beautiful, but cold. 

Did I mention it was cold???

Time to snuggle in, get ready for Corbin's birthday, Christmas, and New Years.

Nothing but family and grandkids could have gotten us to forsake our warm camper for a place where the air hurts your face.  Soon, we would go to our house and get her Jeep so we would have a car to drive of our own.

Gypsy's first flight.

Arizona, or Colorado, or....


The view after leaving the airport

Someone is not happy

Evening

The next morning

Monday, April 4, 2016

March 25 - April 1st - This week

Needed to fly to North Dakota to help out our daughter.  So the last week or so has not been very eventful.  Left a sunny San Diego only to land in Fargo where it was snowing.  It hasn't snowed since though there has been some rain.  It's March so the weather is unsettled.  It was warm a few days and has been cold some, too.  We got to do an Easter egg hunt and they got buckets rather than baskets. Jeremiah started back to school this week, and the kiddos are not taking rigorous naps except Corby really needs them.  I'm just trying to provide some additional structure and consistency in their lives.

Chicago O'Hare. As usual, landing and departure gates were far apart and I had little time.  Made it, though.

Selfie with the kiddos as we leave the airport.  You can see it's snowing.

Easter Morning

Nap time.  

A lunch tale

Friday, April 1, 2016

March 24th - Gillespie Field El Cajon, Ca - A Geocaching inspired adventure

There is a county owned public airport for small aircraft on the border of El Cajon and Santee in San Diego county.  While researching geocaches around Santee, specifically around Prospect Ave, I found out there was what is called a virtual cache located there.  These caches aren't a physical container, but a location that will draw your attention to see some place of note.  With these caches, you are asked a few questions about what you see at that location and email the answers to the person who placed the cache.

I won't list the questions or the answers for the cache, but here is the link to the cache page at geocaching.com.
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC7A8E_3-2-1?guid=43d7a4c6-84d8-451a-92ed-6e12608b527b#.
The cache is called 3..2..1.  The place to where we were led was the Gillespe Field Annex of the San Diego Air and Space Museum.  I did not know it was there. On the grounds are a number of historic aircraft and exhibits.  It didn't take long to check them out, but it was pretty fun.

If you are out there, especially with kids, you should check it out.  It's free and open Monday, Wednesday thru Friday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.