Wednesday Medley

Hosted by Terri!

1.  Tell us about the first airplane ride you took and do you like to fly?  

In 1966 my mother put me on a plane to Washington, DC  to  go help my  aunt with  babysitting for the summer... At 16 this was  a huge step for me,  but I loved it.  And the  40 minute flight was just right!!!

Since then I have flown about  10 times... 4 times  transatlantic.. There is nothing like watching the sunrise at  such an altitude  over the ocean..

2.  Have you ever gone hang gliding and was it on the beach with boat power, or from a mountain with only the wind and your body?  No and have no  desire to!  My family in the 60's  used to  go camping at Myrtle Beach every summer.. We  camped at Camp Arrowhead 

 and  my dad  always  would take a kite to fly  there on the beach...beach "kiting" is great  fun!

4.  Experimental aircraft is quite popular as a hobby where Terri lives.  Have you or anyone you know ever constructed a flying machine and did you ride in it?   No.

5.  Another big hobby around Lakeland is Radio Controlled Airplanes.  Have you ever seen them flying or tried your hand at it?  Our auto mechanic builds and flies RC airplanes. They are bigger than I thought and they are noisy!We have  a  tiny  airstrip here designated for RC  airplanes.  We have gone over and  watched  the activity  but I found it rather boring.

6.  Please tell us something about your week.This has been a quiet week so far.  a good  time to rest up after  out workout  with the  girls  last week!!  Today  we have a full day  of activity, and  I'm also a bit sad even though the girls  are visiting their other  grandparents this week,  today they all fly back to Boston..  I have no idea when  they will be back to see us..  It will be out turn to go to them again!  Maybe we ought to fly next time!!!  That would take a huge  discussion with Hubs  He detests airports!