Monthly Archives: April 2011

April 29, 2011 – Grimsby to Sudbury Evening time in Sudbury We drove out to Grimsby airpark. The man who built it, Ralph Meyer, was there. He had already picked up the sign that had blown down in yesterday’s windstorm and he was checking out the field. The airpark has three long hangars with seven [...]

April 29, 2011 – morning Our B&B hostess Mica was watching the Royal Wedding when I joined her in the family living room at 6 am, just as Kate reached Will at the alter. We had a wonderful time watching the ceremony and comparing Diana and Kate’s dresses and style and admiring how handsome Will [...]

Stoney Creek, Ontario – April 28, 2011: night What a day! We drove out to Grimsby airpark where our plane is safely stored in a hangar. We’ll christen her Juliette after the last letter in her call sign, or registrtion CF–EIJ (Echo India Juliet in alphabet call signs) after our inaugural flight. We organized tools and equipment, [...]

April 28 – daytime Here we are hanging out at the Hamilton Public Library. When we heard the storm pounding rain into our hotel window this morning, we just turned over in bed and slept longer. Later, we turned on the television, which we rarely do, to get caught up on the weather — and [...]

April 28, 2011 Hamilton – morning We are experiencing fierce winds: 80 gusting to 90 km and lashing rain. We are not going anywhere anytime soon. But, we’re packing our gear and getting prepared for that wind to drop, the sky to clear and to be OFF!!! Will write more later toady when I have [...]

Hamilton, Ontario – April 26, 2011 Yup, we’re on an adventure alright! We’ve had the first change in our plans:  our plane was just about to touch down (it felt that way), when suddenly the pilot gave pull power on the controls and the plane ascended steeply. Fifteen minutes later, the pilot announced we are [...]

40,000 Feet, Over Western Ontario – 2:30 p.m., April 26, 2011 Ed and I are en route from Saskatoon to Grimsby, Ontario, just outside of Hamilton, to pick up our Cessna 177B Cardinal. Ed’s private pilot license allows him to fly VFR or visual flight rules only. The Cardinal, our small four-seater plane has a [...]