We left Ft. Myers @ 8:45am and stopped at Waycross, GA, Tuscaloosa, AL and we are staying in Hot Springs, AR tonight. Just over 7 hours of flying time but we were on the ground at each stop for more than an hour. I don't think AL did too bad @ $5 per gallon!!! We ran the truck dry and they needed to refuel the fuel truck. I AM EXHAUSTED!!! I will add some details about the day and they I am doing to sleep.
As were preflighting this morning there was a camera guy on my back. It was a little unnerving considering I was trying to focus on the plane. The latest news from my sister in FL is that there is video of my body and not my face. Boy now that must be great video!!!!
The folks in Waycross were the nicest people you would ever meet. They had homemade BBQ waiting for us and all kinds of stuff to eat and drink. This little guy (maybe 7-8) comes running up to us and says may I please have your signature. The little guy had a program with all of our names on it and we signed it for him.
The timing lines we have to fly at low altitude full throttle are a hoot!!!! At full throttle you are fighting with a plane that wants to climb and you are only above the ground 200 to 400 ft. It was fun except we probably had all 51 racers trying to do it in a short period of time at Waycross, GA. Did I tell you the oldest racer is 92 and the youngest (I had dinner with her and her teammate) is only 18.
We are in Hot Springs and the heat index is 105. It is really hot. As the volunteers (YES ALL volunteers) took us to our hotel he was telling us that Hot Springs is known for it's hot springs and that our hotel had a spa that we could go sit in the hot spring. No way was I getting into any pool of water that was hot.
I would like to provide more details but it is past my bedtime. Tomorrow we are head to Cameron, MO, Southern Illinois and Elkhart, IN. Not sure if the weather will hold out yet but we should get the first two stops in.
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