Finally made it out of the bad weather!!! We are in Nebraska right now and the rest of the trip is looking up. The countdown for when we have to get back has been less than comforting. We have been skud running (flying through bad weather VERY slowly) this entire trip.
We spent last night in Branson Missouri. I honestly felt like I was in Disney Land, I kept waiting for a giant mascot to try and give me a hug...very thankful that did not happen. Tourist central for sure! Walked along the boardwalk after having some amazing crab and shrimp. FTW!
Today was the first day that we actually made some good distance, about ten hours of flying which was really great. The place we landed in Nebraska is a town of about 10,000 but apparently nobody ever uses their runway. The girl at the hotel did not even realize that there was an airport. There just are not any planes around here. Seems weird to me but oh well.
Just got out of the hot tub and I'm ready for some ZZZ's.
Goodbye for now :D
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Albany, Georgia
So we just made it into Albany, Georgia. I have never seen so much rain in my life. Even the locals say that it is absolutly crazy! We finally got off the ground this morning at about 11:30 only after dad spent about two hours testing the plane out. I talked to one of the guys who's about my age about everything from hunting, to noodling, and just playing with various tropical creatures. Crazy kid...
On Friday night we stayed at a fairly epic motel. It was like something you would pull out of a movie. As in, I'm pretty sure somebody could die there and either nobody would notice or nobody would care. The owner was Indian and spoke bearly a lick of English. The lovely room we got put in was complete with sheets that looked like a black dog had resided there earlier, a giant hole in the wall (from who knows what), and extremly stained carpet. I was kind of afraid that I would catch a disease when I used the shower (of which you could not actually regulate the Temperature at all). It would fluctuate between extreme hot to freezing cold. It woke you up for sure! I have to say I was much more awake after my very "exciting" shower. I don't think showers were meant to be exciting... oh well. Saturday morning when we mentioned to the locals at Browns Seaplane Base where we stayed they were not only astounded we made it out alive but also said "nobody is a patron of that hotel, you are either selling drugs or prostituting". We weren't doing either one, but I have to say that it was an experience to say the least. I think it was an adventure I wouldn't really take back considering I'm alive and still healthy.
Last night we fared much better as far as lodging goes. We couldn't leave on Saturday because of undone paperwork and then weather difficulties starting in the afternoon. We met a German man at Browns who gave us a ride to the hotel that he was staying at. Dad and I spent the evening drinking soda and sitting on the deck watching an incredible lightning storm.
That brings us to Albany, Georgia...and a huge storm that has grounded us for the rest of the day. Wish me luck with the weather. Hoping for sun tomorrow or at least not too much rain and wind to let us out.
On Friday night we stayed at a fairly epic motel. It was like something you would pull out of a movie. As in, I'm pretty sure somebody could die there and either nobody would notice or nobody would care. The owner was Indian and spoke bearly a lick of English. The lovely room we got put in was complete with sheets that looked like a black dog had resided there earlier, a giant hole in the wall (from who knows what), and extremly stained carpet. I was kind of afraid that I would catch a disease when I used the shower (of which you could not actually regulate the Temperature at all). It would fluctuate between extreme hot to freezing cold. It woke you up for sure! I have to say I was much more awake after my very "exciting" shower. I don't think showers were meant to be exciting... oh well. Saturday morning when we mentioned to the locals at Browns Seaplane Base where we stayed they were not only astounded we made it out alive but also said "nobody is a patron of that hotel, you are either selling drugs or prostituting". We weren't doing either one, but I have to say that it was an experience to say the least. I think it was an adventure I wouldn't really take back considering I'm alive and still healthy.
Last night we fared much better as far as lodging goes. We couldn't leave on Saturday because of undone paperwork and then weather difficulties starting in the afternoon. We met a German man at Browns who gave us a ride to the hotel that he was staying at. Dad and I spent the evening drinking soda and sitting on the deck watching an incredible lightning storm.
That brings us to Albany, Georgia...and a huge storm that has grounded us for the rest of the day. Wish me luck with the weather. Hoping for sun tomorrow or at least not too much rain and wind to let us out.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The start of my travels
This is Hadassah.
This will be the first of many blogs that I will be writing this next year on my travels. I will be going to Florida, Indonesia, and Scotland. I hope you enjoy traveling with me :)
The beginning of my endeavors takes me to Florida. My dad and I will be flying a Scout up from Tampa Bay, FL for his hunting buddy, Smokey. The trip will take ten days and we will have flown 3500 miles by the end. I would have to say the highlight of our trip thus far would be going through security in Anchorage. My dad had a very interesting idea of taking a handful bullets through security. Needless to say, the security personnel did not see his humor in this situation. I don't think I'll be following his example as far as this event goes. The plane is boarding, getting ready to fly for another 17 hours. Signing out for now.
This will be the first of many blogs that I will be writing this next year on my travels. I will be going to Florida, Indonesia, and Scotland. I hope you enjoy traveling with me :)
The beginning of my endeavors takes me to Florida. My dad and I will be flying a Scout up from Tampa Bay, FL for his hunting buddy, Smokey. The trip will take ten days and we will have flown 3500 miles by the end. I would have to say the highlight of our trip thus far would be going through security in Anchorage. My dad had a very interesting idea of taking a handful bullets through security. Needless to say, the security personnel did not see his humor in this situation. I don't think I'll be following his example as far as this event goes. The plane is boarding, getting ready to fly for another 17 hours. Signing out for now.
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