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SNF '07-Page 2 The show in Lakeland is always excellent, and the grounds are small enough to get around more easily than Oshkosh. Without the kids, we were able to bring full-sized bicycles, and we made good use of them throughout the week, saving miles of walking. Here are some pix from the show:
We attended several parties while in Lakeland, all revolving around our working relationship with Flying Colors Glass. (FCG's owner, Gary Elshoff, did the stained-glass windows in our lobby.) The first party was an informal affair at the nearby South Lakeland Airport, a fly-in community. Here are some pix from that party:
Gary also threw a more formal party at a private home at South Lakeland, to introduce some new products. Here are a few pix from that party:
We ran into quite a few folks from the aviation newsgroups at Sun N Fun. Unfortunately we only took pictures of a few. Here they are!
Throughout the week, several DC-3s flew some VERY impressive (and low!) formations with various aircraft. I managed to capture a few pix of them as they flew low over our campsite.
The week absolutely flew by. With no kids, and the ability to go wherever we wanted, whenever we wanted, we experienced a level of freedom that we hadn't felt since 1989 -- the year before our oldest son was born! Alas, all good things must end. Here are some pix from our departure day on Sunday...
Since we had to stop for lunch *somewhere*, we figured we'd drop in on Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and take our friend Jim Fisher out to lunch. Luckily, he had just eaten, so we got off cheap! It was great to see Jim again, and he took us to a nearby Tennessee Valley Authority-built dam and recreation area, just for fun...
The flight home was beautiful, and entirely uneventful. For the first time, ever, we were able to fly to Florida and back without running into any significant weather. In fact, it only rained once the entire week -- and that was while we were in the tent! A perfect week, and a perfect ending. When we arrived in Iowa City, our son, Joe, was ready to head out to his high school prom. He stopped down at the hangar to greet us, and I snapped these pictures of our fine-looking young man!
It was a wonderful week, and we're already dreaming about returning one day. Luckily, throughout the week I was able to capture little snippets of video on my Canon Elph digital camera -- so we can always watch our little movie when we need a "Sun N Fun" fix... Click here to view a compilation of these snippets... |
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