And Pennsylvania, too — thanks, Helma! (And Kitti!)
As you can see, the coin toss (in my mind, anyway) on Saturday was in favour of flying over little Rhinebeck rather than spectating the big airshow over Toronto.
This photo shows why I drive 7 hours or more in one stretch on a weekend — to fly in one of these. For those who prefer to stay on the ground, the only experience I can compare it to is riding on a vintage motorcycle along a country road… if you’re into that sort of thing.
Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome
Dutchess Country, NY
My route:
You know, if I ever want a completely different job — away from a computer — I’d make a pretty good long-haul truck driver. I started for home at 7:30pm, drove 700 kms (435 miles) and arrived about 1:40am after two brief stops for fuel and the washroom. That’s around six hours of driving, for an average speed of 72.5 miles per hour (including the stop times) along mostly freeway. I drove a total of 1,458 kms or 906 miles, which is actually below my average for a weekend road trip (avg 1,000+ miles).
