OK well I guess this is the last installment of Balad 2007. I made it out of there on the 17th of Dec and now I am back home in the arctic tundra of Cheyenne WY. The flight back was long and well just really long.
We flew 3 days in a row, logged 8 hours the first day another 8 the second and then 10 on the last day, yea lots of flying. I guess it would have been faster to jump on United or something but hey how many people get paid to fly there own plane around the world and check out the Alps?
Our first stop was Turkey for some gas and a nice sunset pic
We flew 3 days in a row, logged 8 hours the first day another 8 the second and then 10 on the last day, yea lots of flying. I guess it would have been faster to jump on United or something but hey how many people get paid to fly there own plane around the world and check out the Alps?
Our first stop was Turkey for some gas and a nice sunset pic
then off to England. It was a lot colder in England then the 60’s that it was in Iraq. When we landed it was about 25F. It was late and everything was closed so we grabbed a 6 pack and headed to the hotel.
I really wanted to take a bath, not just a shower. I really never take bathes but after spending the last few months in a 2’x2’ shower stall I was ready for a bath. So I started filling the huge English tube and when I walked back to check on the tube the water was very brown and had lots of black things floating in it =( So I drained the tube then took a shower.
Then we were off to St. John’s Newfoundland. It was a nice flight but because the whole flight was pretty far north we didn’t have very much sunlight, get’s dark early. I read some and maybe dozed off a little before we landed.
It was even colder in Newfoundland then in England but at least the restaurants were still opened so I went and eat with Chris and it was nice to have a beer with dinner. I used to get shocked on how different it is when you leave the desert, you know seeing kids and families and being able to wear normal cloths. But as we were eating I realized that I have been doing this way too much because the adjustment period took only about 5 minutes.
I really wanted to take a bath, not just a shower. I really never take bathes but after spending the last few months in a 2’x2’ shower stall I was ready for a bath. So I started filling the huge English tube and when I walked back to check on the tube the water was very brown and had lots of black things floating in it =( So I drained the tube then took a shower.
Then we were off to St. John’s Newfoundland. It was a nice flight but because the whole flight was pretty far north we didn’t have very much sunlight, get’s dark early. I read some and maybe dozed off a little before we landed.
It was even colder in Newfoundland then in England but at least the restaurants were still opened so I went and eat with Chris and it was nice to have a beer with dinner. I used to get shocked on how different it is when you leave the desert, you know seeing kids and families and being able to wear normal cloths. But as we were eating I realized that I have been doing this way too much because the adjustment period took only about 5 minutes.
Here you can see that it was a little on the cold side, we even had to park on ice =)
The flight home was the longest, just over 10 hours! You are right the mighty Herk is not the fastest plane out there but it will get you to wherever you are going if you just give it some time.
So I am home now and my first day back I went to Winter Park in Colorado and went snow boarding, AWESOME! It was great, sorry no pictures but maybe next time.
Till next time,
Aloha!
The flight home was the longest, just over 10 hours! You are right the mighty Herk is not the fastest plane out there but it will get you to wherever you are going if you just give it some time.
So I am home now and my first day back I went to Winter Park in Colorado and went snow boarding, AWESOME! It was great, sorry no pictures but maybe next time.
Till next time,
Aloha!
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