2. Mackinac Island/Mackinac Bridge.

Not seen yet.

It's stunning. Every bit as beautiful as the Golden Gate, but in a
completely rural area that is prone to some of the most severe winter
weather on the planet. The museum about how they built it across that
strait is worth the trouble to find. (It's small, but very complete,
and fascinating.)

3. Barrier Islands/Ocracoke/Hatteras Just a few weeks ago we made
this flight, from Kill Devil Hills, NC to Beaufort, NC,
FYI.. Beaufort is in SC.. I have family in Charleston and have made the
hop from Charleston to Savannah. I love that whole part of the country.

Oops. I knew that. That's one problem with a flying trip, though --
they don't paint the state boundaries on the ground. (My kids were
disappointed to discover this, many years ago...)

We loved that area, too, and plan to return.

5. Oshkosh! DUH. And I met you for the first (and only, so far) time there, in 2002.

Yep, that was a good year. Hell, they're all good.

Quite frankly, I am always surprised by the pilots we meet at the
hotel who have never flown into OSH. Most of them speak longingly of
going, but they never quite put it together, due to any number of
reasons.

I don't know how else to say this any more clearly -- OSH is the ONE
place every pilot must visit before they die. There is simply nothing
else like it, anywhere, damn the horror stories about arrivals and the
weather. And, with the way things are going in GA and EAA, who knows
how many more Airventures there will be?

If there is a heaven, when I die, I pray it looks just like Wittman
Field during the last week of July...
---
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"