It all starts with a plan...
New Adventures
Fremont, NH
Niagara Falls, Canada
Laurel, MS
Destin, FL
Charleston, SC
Mackinac, MI
Mackinac, MI
Return Trips
Key West, FLNags Head, NC
Jekyll Island, GA
Boston, MA
Taking a look at New Adventures we see some of the same list as years past. Mary and I really want to visit with Adam and Jeanine in New Hampshire. We both want to meet their son and see their beautiful home. Fernandina Beach, Destin and Charleston can push to the Fall, a go to for warmer temps. Niagara is on the list, but it should really be on the Return To list. Mary and I have both been to the Falls but this time we want to fly there instead of ground pound.
The Big Trip
Somewhere in the fall schedule will be a BAC Fest flight out to Palm Springs, CA (KUDD). This trip will have many stops and end up being a trip much like our trip out to Dubuque IA, Rapid City SD, Kansas City KS then home. The plan is for multiple places to visit, some new and some returning. We hope to finally cross off Laurel MS (KLUL) and revisit Waco TX (KACT). On the return home we might get to stop and visit the Food Channel's Pioneer Woman in Pawhuska, OK (H76) and finally visit Secretariat's final resting place in Paris, KY (27K).
There is also a chance that the Commanders Owner Group(COG) may be meeting out west this year around the same time as BAC Fest. What timing if we could do both owners groups and maybe the Albuquerque Balloon Fest. Wow, what a trip that would be!
The Return Trip list is our wish list of places we would love to return to. Nags Head is always a favorite as well as Key West. Jekyll Island would be a great get-away to just lay on the beach and recharge. Boston to visit family and maybe serve as a jump point for Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket and Block Island.
So for now this is "the list". We shall see how many new destinations we can visit, and how many places we can return to for some R&R.
If you go to IAG, give me a call. You could even swing by my home base (SDC). If you're there on a Saturday, we usually do lunch every Saturday during the summer.
ReplyDeleteI'm very excited for you regarding the trip to Palm Springs. You've got the right plane for it! I wish I had the time. Nice aviation museum in Palm Springs, if I recall correctly.
Chris, Will do. Who knows maybe I'll drag my butt over to the airport really early and make one of those Saturday lunch meet ups at SDC.
ReplyDeleteWe are excited about heading west too. I put last years plan on hold when we found out BAC Fest and maybe COG will be out there this year within a few days of each other and all prior to the Balloon festival. We shall see how the timing works out.