The Adventure begins of what will be 3400 miles, 224 gallons and 33.5 hours of flying never higher then 4000 ft
Michele starts the trip front seat Tuesday evening to Titusville to see our Pals the Shols
Stuart Inlet FL
Gar at rest with Michele at the controls
A spot where Cubs were born
Brain Shol, Michele and Gary make X21
Air Hogg man Guy on his Ground Hogg
OOOOH! Our favoite Bing Cherries
Hey Jim, Brian and I are advertising for you!Not sure tough how that Manatee sign works with the Tigers
Thats comfort food!
Guy takes to the air to buzz us now in his Air Hogg
No not mine! Its cutie Delaney of Brian and Renee!
A quick stop for fuel and breakfast Wednesday at Flagler County but the Restaurant not open as yet so we move on
North Florida/Georgia border and not anything but forrest in sight for miles
Souther Georgia Farmland
The telltale Georgia Red Clay earth begins to apear
Tom Peterson at Peterson Field in Plains Ga, Home of Jimmy Carter
Michele with our terrifc hosts Matine and Tom Peterson
If the trash cans are upside down, that means Carter is in town and Secret Service has inspected them for Bombs, go figure
Not a good idea to get in a Jam in Plains
Real food all for under $10 for 2!
Actual friendly and helpful Park Ranger although looks like a Dwayne Hanson scuplture!
There still are places on this planet that have very reasonable prices and this is one! No this is not an old menu.
This is a HIGHLY recommended Historic Inn to stay when in Plains. We did not stay rather moved on to N Georgia but again the rates are more than reasonable at $79
The Depot in Plains where Carters campaign all began
Yep! Thats Billys gas station, still there
Train Hobo markings on the Mailboxes to give menus as to what each house would provide them
Tha actaul General Store
Our Thanks to Richards Hayes for this stop suggestion as the church where Jimmy gives sermons every Sunday when in Town
Tom's Collection of Aircraft Parts. Turns out he did business with two of my cousins in the ol days of aviation
Americus Field for Fuel and home of the dead Ag Tractors
Michele's turn for a rest
Found quite a few strip mines flying low
Arrived Wednesday evening at Peach State Airport GA to set up camp.
Our way of seeing our way back to the tent after dark
Got to love these, restores faith in the good of people
Calhoun GA for a fuel up Thursday AM and over 20 of these guys are headed to KOSH
Crossing the Georgia/Tenn ridges
As we move North its begins to get chillier
Susu Michele and Jake as we stop to see pals in Louisville
Cameron, Do you know where you are?
Our souveniers to fend off the wild animals in our tent
Lee Bottom Airport Indiana for the night
This cabin for $35 per night WOW!
Her husband drove the Miss Budwiser for the film Madison, small world as out Pal Steve David is the Hydroplane world champ driver for Oh Boy Oberto for Madison
Ginger reads Michele the rules, NOT! Could not have been a nicer hostess.
Tres and Ryan just arriving from California after 8 days of flying. Made us feel like we were in a cadilac.
Ginger grooms the runway early AM
Did not know that tie downs are used as back scratchers
Hey Steve bet you have been here before in Madison?????
Indiana corn fields
A quick stop in Randolph, Indiana. The only place we know that has a drive in movie theater at the airport.
People DIG pits for pools around here!
Arrival at the Conklins farm in Oxford Michigan, now I got to find the right field,
OOPS wrong field
This was supposed to be our airstrip so we try again
Buried in the bush
Nothing like cutting hay with a Cub
Note the green shine applied to the aircraft wing struts
A Steve David Bobble Head?
Cocktails with the the flying Vet, Thats a great guy to have around a horse farm
Yes thats a deer and also my landing and take off track to the right from the wrong field
The real airstrip at Conklins Farm
Aerobatic practice right beside us enroute
Galt Airport, IL
Arrival Sunday at Oshkosh
My other interest the Amphib Air Cam
Jim Richmond and Chip Allen from Cub Crafters
The belly of the new Super Sport Beast
Joe Duke and Tim Conklin as the gang from the Albatross arrives
A full re enactment which was truly moving
Survival food 2 wieners and a couple of Buns
Reluctantly departing KOSH Wednesday
Rock your wings then land on the spot! You guys know the drill
Just one section of the estimated 10,000 planes at KOSH
Heading West out of KOSH
Clow airport for a little fill up both wing and belly
A sample of my 25 years of 310s now Cubs
Wind generators, miles and miles of them
See Chip I really did play with the 696 all the way back and so did Michele Many Thanks
Barkley State Park, KY
Flying over TN
Fuel stop at Shelbyville TN Airport
A rather inovative way of telling us what runway is active at Shelbyville Home a very cheep gas
Flying over Alabama
Lake Guntersville, Alabama
Claysville, best burgers and rings
Lake Guntersville Bed and Breakfast
Ken Cobb's man shak
Checking in to Bed and Breakfast
Fresh figs from tree out front
French toast with fresh peaches
Going to make a try to go around the weather in Alabama
Flying over Central Florida on the way to River Ranch
River Ranch,Florida
Yes we even did some line dancing
Our guardian Larry who followed us on SPOT the entire way and sent many helpful weather and guide updates. Thanks Larry!
And the finale A Flordia Cub Flyers and Antique Aircraft Assoc combined fly in to River Ranch! Simply the Best finish one could hope for.
Hi Fred!
Yep we fianlly broke down and rented a golf cart after I broke my toe at 2am 2 nights before in Guntersville doing that 2 am thing to the bathroom in the dark.
Michele earns the Butt cream award for the longest flight to the fly in, Yahoo!
Juniors learn the art of arrow tossing Hah
Very impressive line up
Congrats Mary and Mark on your completion of the restoration project. Shes a beauty.
River Ranch RV Park
Its reeeeeeeeeeeeel hot now
Our last leg of the flight home over Central Florida
Home approach at North County
We made it to Osh Kosh and back; what an exhilarating trip!
