Awake: 6:33am Temp 68 sleep 6+15 overcast overnight @ Nicktown.
NOAA (National Oceanic, Atmospheric, & Administration) has foreasted heavy fog & rain for later today. So after our coffee, we dressed appropriately for picking blackberries & blueberries on our property.
I'm not sure when we started but we finished filling our bowls @ 9:25am. Heavy rain began @ 10:05am. That was a close one.
Next, we motored to Indiana, PA, not to visit the Foote Castle, they should be on their way home after spending the week-end in D.C.; this time we went to the Jimmy Stewart Airport to watch a C-54 (4 engine) cargo plane, scheduled to take off @ noon today.
We were a little concerned about the weather, since the heavy rain & fog we were experiencing along the way, might cancel their flight. My buddy Barry & his sister Susan, had already arrived & were gazing out the lounge windows toward the big C-54 on the tarmac.
Today this cargo plane is destined to fly to Oshkosh, WI. About (20) min later, the rain subsided & the fuel truck started pumping in (700) gallons. Barry & I walked down to get a closer look @ the plane. This plane was built around 1945 & was only used during the Berlin Airlift; in fact, it really is a flying museum & all about the B.A.
Kathy opted to stay in the lounge to read & watch the slow action thru windows.
The pilot told us that during cruise, they burn about (200) gallons per hr. The ceiling was rising nicely so the pilot called in for a VFR ( visual flight rules) flight plan; with all engines running,
we waved, they waved & the plane taxied out toward the runway to do his run-up check. Minutes later, they roared down the runway & were airborne. C-54 heading for Oshkosh.
We didn't realize that John & his son Rick were also watching the slow action from another viewpoint. As Barry & I walked back toward the lounge, there they were.
We gabbed a little & then K & I motored back to Nicktown, changed our clothes & drove to St. Augustine to visit & have dinner with Gary & Rosemary.
These young people have us figured out: within minutes, we are served wine with an assortment of cheese & crackers & then we got into the updating of each other's adventures.
Over (2) weeks ago, G & R drove down to Pensacola, FL to visit their youngest son, who is a naval aircraft traffic controller on a carrier ship. So, G & R as expected, were treated like Royalty & were given the best of tours of the simulators & had a rooftop view to watch the Blue Angels practicing their routines, etc. No question about it, G & R had the most adventurous stories. The best I could do was to show them a full blown drawing of our home without wheels.
Dinner by G & R: Lasagna, salad with fresh homegrown lettuce & other veggies, pickles made by Rosemary from their homegrown cucumbers &, for dessert a tasty, light chiffon pie. After that scrumptious meal, we settled down to two games of "Diminishing Bridge." I can't believe it happened but the girls won over us guys...again.
Thank you R & G, for a fun time & another delicious meal.
Lights out for us @ 11:49pm.
NOAA (National Oceanic, Atmospheric, & Administration) has foreasted heavy fog & rain for later today. So after our coffee, we dressed appropriately for picking blackberries & blueberries on our property.
I'm not sure when we started but we finished filling our bowls @ 9:25am. Heavy rain began @ 10:05am. That was a close one. Next, we motored to Indiana, PA, not to visit the Foote Castle, they should be on their way home after spending the week-end in D.C.; this time we went to the Jimmy Stewart Airport to watch a C-54 (4 engine) cargo plane, scheduled to take off @ noon today.
We were a little concerned about the weather, since the heavy rain & fog we were experiencing along the way, might cancel their flight. My buddy Barry & his sister Susan, had already arrived & were gazing out the lounge windows toward the big C-54 on the tarmac.
Today this cargo plane is destined to fly to Oshkosh, WI. About (20) min later, the rain subsided & the fuel truck started pumping in (700) gallons. Barry & I walked down to get a closer look @ the plane. This plane was built around 1945 & was only used during the Berlin Airlift; in fact, it really is a flying museum & all about the B.A.
Kathy opted to stay in the lounge to read & watch the slow action thru windows.
The pilot told us that during cruise, they burn about (200) gallons per hr. The ceiling was rising nicely so the pilot called in for a VFR ( visual flight rules) flight plan; with all engines running,
we waved, they waved & the plane taxied out toward the runway to do his run-up check. Minutes later, they roared down the runway & were airborne. C-54 heading for Oshkosh.
We didn't realize that John & his son Rick were also watching the slow action from another viewpoint. As Barry & I walked back toward the lounge, there they were. We gabbed a little & then K & I motored back to Nicktown, changed our clothes & drove to St. Augustine to visit & have dinner with Gary & Rosemary.
These young people have us figured out: within minutes, we are served wine with an assortment of cheese & crackers & then we got into the updating of each other's adventures.
Over (2) weeks ago, G & R drove down to Pensacola, FL to visit their youngest son, who is a naval aircraft traffic controller on a carrier ship. So, G & R as expected, were treated like Royalty & were given the best of tours of the simulators & had a rooftop view to watch the Blue Angels practicing their routines, etc. No question about it, G & R had the most adventurous stories. The best I could do was to show them a full blown drawing of our home without wheels.
Dinner by G & R: Lasagna, salad with fresh homegrown lettuce & other veggies, pickles made by Rosemary from their homegrown cucumbers &, for dessert a tasty, light chiffon pie. After that scrumptious meal, we settled down to two games of "Diminishing Bridge." I can't believe it happened but the girls won over us guys...again.
Thank you R & G, for a fun time & another delicious meal.
Lights out for us @ 11:49pm.
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