Landed in Waycross

We departed Bolton around 1:30PM local time and wiggled under the TFR to be on our way to Waycross. The flight had smooth sailing until the southern Tennessee/northern Georgia border. There had been some cloud build-up along the route, which turned into storms on the border. Air traffic control was very helpful, and gave vectors to avoid the worst of it. After a few lumps, bumps, and some rain, it was back to smooth sailing.

We landed at Waycross slightly before 5:30PM. Line service was very friendly, and the plane was topped off with fuel. We got the pleasant surprise that we had done better on our time and fuel than DUATS had predicted. Other races had been in before us, and some were scheduled to land after us. Unfortunately for them, we snagged the courtesy car! I'm going to call it "Jann's Sweet Ride." I've attached a picture here for your enjoyment. There is no air, no gear indicators, no automatic anything, and it makes scary noises. However, it DOES have a fire extinguisher!

We ate dinner at a local seafood joint, and I think I have legally overdosed on hush puppies and sweet tea.

We will depart early tomorrow for Fort Myers to arrive in time for racer check-in. The weather right now is calling for thunderstorms at Fort Myers at 11:00AM, so we are going to have to watch out for that and maybe get wheels up even earlier than we originally thought.

I'll be adding pictures into blog posts and into the slideshow on the side of the page, so watch out for those.