Coast to Coast Day By Day – The Rest of the day… & The Days After
After brunch, we made our way back to our Camp at Keystone Heights. There we met the airport manager who extended all of the FBO facilities to us that included …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Final Flight
We had some weather to contend with, but Weather-Man assured us that it would pass to achieve our flight. By 8 am, Dave Wert arrived and I finally got to …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 8
Now with Florida just a few miles away, I knew so long as I didn’t make a mistake, we could make it. I know the day before I felt confident, …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 7
I woke up to find that most of the swelling had subsided and I wasn’t too stiff to move around. A few more pills would hopefully keep things under control …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 6
Waking up to another cool but beautiful day we set about our respective usual tasks. Dave brought good news – we were now ahead of the worst of the weather …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 5 (part 2)
2:44 minutes later and nearly 90 miles I reached Fort Stockton. I was cold and sore so Ray hustled me into the equipment trailer and cranked up the heat. Spotting …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 5
The morning started off COLD! Temperatures had dropped below freezing and the wind still blowing 6-12 mph was even more chilling. From the comfort of my covers, Ray and I …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 4
During the night the winds continued to grow stronger and the camper rocked. The news from Dave (Weather Man) indicated that if we could make it 50-80 miles from where …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 3
Like the previous morning’s, the beauty of the landscape was fantastic and I was eager to get in the air as soon as possible. I was also excited that Miller …
Coast to Coast Day By Day – Day 2 (Part 2)
The excitement at the Gila Bend Auxiliary Airforce Airport created a situation where we needed to regroup and come up with a plan to keep moving with the weather. Over …
