We made it to Ft. Myers 10 minutes before the deadline! Racers were expected to be here by noon today. We were up at Dawn in Waycross, GA, and pre-flighting our plane by 7:30 am. Our flight would be 282 miles, if we could get off the ground! The ceiling was 400 ft and mist - who knew that swamps make their own weather patterns, and we were in the grand daddy of them all - the Okeefenoke Swamp! Well, luck was with us. The ceiling became unlimited by 8:30 am. We took off and headed south to Ft. Myers. We arrived to blue skys with scattered clouds well above us.
Most of the other racers had weather delay stories, and we had a great time chatting with old friends. The plane was inspected, passed and was impounded till race start on Tuesday. Tonight we enjoyed a welcome hanger party complete with excellent barbecue. Now it is time to relax.
I had so many comments about my blue nail polish, that matches the Cherokee stripe, that Barb decided she wanted blue nails, too. We went over to Target, got a bottle of polish and she did her nails before dinner tonight. We did get lots of positive comments!
Maureen
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