Sweltering in PA
We are in Pennsylvania right now, and I'm logged into the hotel's wireless network. I'm ducking the heat this afternoon. It's been nearly 100 degrees here for the past few days and the humidity is in pretty high to boot. It's been so hazy that the visibility has been less than 2 miles for the past two days. We're at my sister-in-law's wedding and I just uploaded a bunch of photos you can see here.
The first few photos are of my nephews getting their very first airplane ride at the Forty Fort airport where I rented a Cessna 172. This is the same airport where I got my first airplane ride nearly 40 years ago and it was something that I never forgot and probably did a lot to influence my later decision to become a pilot. My mother had never been in an airplane in her life and my dad thought it would be a good idea to have us go up in a little airplane because we were going to be leaving for Ireland in a few weeks on a jet and he thought this would relax her a little about the flight. It didn't. She was terrified of the small airplane and never flew in one again. But I was hooked! I love small airplanes...all airplanes for that matter. I also soloed at that airport and usually rent an airplane from the FBO whenever I come in to visit just for old time's sake.
We also went on a hike and took a boat out on the lake at Frances Slocum State Park. That was the scene for the first date Terri and I had nearly 29 years ago, in 1976. The place looks pretty much the same, except there are more boats to choose from now. We got back to shore just in time to miss a pretty big thunderstorm. The thunderstorm cooled things off, at least for a while.
It was my first Jewish wedding. My sister-in-law just converted to Judaism after being a Catholic for 40 years, including spending 12 years in Catholic schools. Terri and I got to hold the chupah along with the groom's son-in-law and daughter-in-law. The chupah is a kind of canopy under which the cermony is performed that symbolizes the home in which the bride and groom will live. It was a very nice ceremony followed by a wonderful reception at the Highlands in Newberry Estates. Everyone had a great time.
We'll be heading back to Colorado tomorrow, just in time to miss the 75 degree weather they've been having since we left. It will be back up in the high 80s this week.... We just don't seem to be able to get a break from the heat.
The first few photos are of my nephews getting their very first airplane ride at the Forty Fort airport where I rented a Cessna 172. This is the same airport where I got my first airplane ride nearly 40 years ago and it was something that I never forgot and probably did a lot to influence my later decision to become a pilot. My mother had never been in an airplane in her life and my dad thought it would be a good idea to have us go up in a little airplane because we were going to be leaving for Ireland in a few weeks on a jet and he thought this would relax her a little about the flight. It didn't. She was terrified of the small airplane and never flew in one again. But I was hooked! I love small airplanes...all airplanes for that matter. I also soloed at that airport and usually rent an airplane from the FBO whenever I come in to visit just for old time's sake.
We also went on a hike and took a boat out on the lake at Frances Slocum State Park. That was the scene for the first date Terri and I had nearly 29 years ago, in 1976. The place looks pretty much the same, except there are more boats to choose from now. We got back to shore just in time to miss a pretty big thunderstorm. The thunderstorm cooled things off, at least for a while.
It was my first Jewish wedding. My sister-in-law just converted to Judaism after being a Catholic for 40 years, including spending 12 years in Catholic schools. Terri and I got to hold the chupah along with the groom's son-in-law and daughter-in-law. The chupah is a kind of canopy under which the cermony is performed that symbolizes the home in which the bride and groom will live. It was a very nice ceremony followed by a wonderful reception at the Highlands in Newberry Estates. Everyone had a great time.
We'll be heading back to Colorado tomorrow, just in time to miss the 75 degree weather they've been having since we left. It will be back up in the high 80s this week.... We just don't seem to be able to get a break from the heat.
