I flew Gary up to Independence State Airport today so he could collect his new motorbike. The winds had started early and by the time we had fuelled up they were at 14 knots, gusting 20, from the North, we would have a stiff headwind for the majority of the flight. Once airborne we routed [...]
Monday 22nd June, 2009 Full of confidence from our first camping trip we decided on a trip up to the north Oregon coast staying overnight at Nehalem Bay State Airport (3S7). Unsuprisingly the weather at Florence was…..yes, you guessed it, low cloud. On a positive note the weather predictions were for a mainly dry and [...]
Tuesday 16th June, 2009 We returned to the airport, walking through the run down part of town that is located between it and Highway 101. We definitely weren’t going to be stopping there for the night! Three hours into our two day trip and we were struggling to remain optimistic. In the coffee shop we [...]