We Are On Our Way

We want to applaud Greg Evans, mechanic at KCXO.  He is an excellent mechanic and gave N37TJ a thorough inspection.  Greg changed the regulator, alternator, and starter, as well as addressed wiring issues.  He was thorough and patient and carefully explained his repairs to us.

We were off by noon, only a couple of hours after we expected to leave.  Texas is a BIG state.  We saw lots of oil wells and flat, brown terrain.  We stopped at KINK Winkler County, TX.  It looked like a blast from the past, an official old-fashioned ghost town.  No one was there so we had to fuel the airplane ourselves.  There was no credit card reader so patrons are expected to be on the honor system.  They leave their name and address on a stickee note on the door and they will be billed.  It is so great to find trusting people.

Here you see Tamra resting and Myra fueling the plane.

After a break, we launched again, this time to Deming, NM.  We passed lots of flat brown areas and high mountains.  The scenery was beautiful in its own way.  There were not a lot of landmarks in our path, so hoping from VOR to VOR is the way to go.

People are friendly and kind everywhere we go.  They are always interested in finding out more about the air race classic.

Ciao for now!!  We have an early departure time for tomorrow and must be in Concord, CA.