The first sector: Edenvale to Lebanon
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| The team before the flight: Allie, John, Anne, Phil (photo by Roger) |
No expedition is easy otherwise it wouldn't be an expedition. The team was ready to depart for the US at 10 am but suddenly John discovered that the designated airfield for entry into the US couldn't actually clear us in.
That meant finding an alternative and filing a new flight plan. Which also meant, lots of extra hard work for John. Anne and Phil - poor souls - had caught a bad tummy bug overnight and probably appreciated the extra hour of rest. But then it was all for GO! At 12.06 local we finally took to the gin clear blue skies of Canada and headed straight east towards Ogdensburg.
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| first sector: to Ogdensburg |
the lakes all still frozen. We were met by friendly US border guards who swiftly cleared our immigration and off we were again for the second sector: this time heading over a vast stretch of mountains and forest for New Hampshire and Vermont.
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| Allie enjoying being up front in the cockpit with John |
On landing we were greeted by friend Rogier Westerhuis who was part of the Trans-Atlantic team and by Brian Boland with whom we had left our balloon last July.
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| Rogier's new RV |
Rogier had gone the extra mile to meet us by flying up from Boston in his recently aquired and very smart looking RV.
We then spent an hour in a local rustic pub over a mixture of beers, coke and ginger ales before Rogier had to head back to Boston.
Brian then kindly drove us up to Post Mills where Tina his partner had invited us to stay over at her house.
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| Phil, John, Rogier, Allie |
As half of the team was sick, it was a quiet evening but John and I enjoyed a wonderful bottle of Ravenswood Zinfandel and clam chowder soup.
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| Brian Boland and Phil |
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| Phil and Brian enjoying a drink in the local pub |
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