Synopsis of my AirVenture 2018 Journey - Part 3

Thursday,July 26,2018, was another day away from AirVenture 2018  to pursue a scenic drive in the Wisconsin countryside. We packed a picnic lunch and headed over to Lake Michigan via Collins Marsh and Neustader Nature Center located at Collins,WI. . Corey and I repeated a route visited by he, his brother Bryan and friend  Ralph Briggs in 2016.

Going in the direction of Manitowoc we headed for the Lakefront.We didn't know of the work they had done to incorporate walking trails for all those visiting along the shore to enjoy but the white sands and clear water with gentle breeze was very calming.

Onto Cleveland ,to Hika Bay Park where we had a Lakeside view with water lapping only a few feet away from our picnic table. I couldn’t get over how clear the water was as we walked out onto the dock to get a picture.

We continued the shoreline drive down to Sheboygan,then turned back in-land to Fond du Lac and back up to Oshkosh passing the Seaplane Base. We then went through Oshkosh ending our loop back in Appleton from where we began earlier in the morning.

 On Friday Corey went into AirVenture for the day and I joined him for the late  afternoon…Arriving not long before the Replica Fighters Association hosted finale to the week, an awards banquet.

Picture By - Myron Winchester: RFA Awards Banquet July 27,2018

Thanks for stopping by today to see what happened on this part of our journey at EAA AirVenture 2018. I have one more installment to complete our week at Oshkosh,please check back later...

Have a great day!

Synopsis of my AirVenture 2018 Journey - Part 2

Tuesday rolled around and Corey needed to be at Replica Fighters Headquarters early to man the information desk to answer questions for potential members to the club.I stayed at the hotel for some down time because of  becoming ill as we prepared to leave home on Sunday. I did get out of the hotel when Corey picked me up to come back to  attend the movie Dunkirk with him. The evening air made for a pleasant event at the Airbus Theater as it became cool and crisp sitting in the open air.

Wow! Wednesday on the horizon and I decided to give walking the grounds another try. Corey had some RFA business to attend to so I was on my own for awhile. I wanted to get over to the M.A.S.H reenactment village since my Dad served in the Korean War.

I broke down in tears -

1. Because I wasn't feeling well and 

2. Because  memories of the pictures of my Dad's days overseas flooded my thoughts as I looked at the Military vehicles sitting in front of me.

Later in the Day it was time to go see some jets on static display…

Corey and I spent a little while walking through the planes but one caught my attention immediately! 

Maybe you recognize it already!

One of my favorite Corporate Jets hailing from Iowa , the Millennium Phenom once again bringing  to the  viewers delight the Star Wars Theme  of the 1970’s. 

If you ever get to stand beside the plane like I've done on a couple different occasions take note of all the nuances incorporated in the design. An absolutely fabulous paint job!

Thanks to Corey for catching this moment for me while we were out and about.

The clouds began building over the crowds milling about AirVenture late Wednesday afternoon. The radar didn’t indicate precipitation but as a student of Mother Nature I insisted we needed to make our last calls for the day and head off to our hotel for the night. I so appreciated Corey’s patience with my introverted character in such an extroverted setting. After returning to our lodging a torrential downburst exploded outside confirming my intuition about developing rain. 

Thursday took us in a totally different direction than the last three days. Please come back and see where our Journey took us next.

Have a great day!