Beautiful weather in the NW!

A big ol' high pressure has taken over the Northwest and I've been flying!
Yesterday I rolled out the Savannah and headed for the Oregon coast. I flew
straight to Siletz airstrip, got rid of excess coffee and then headed up the
coast. At 1000 MSL I could watch sea lions, gulls, pellicans, and humans
walking on the beach. We have had some wet weather, so lots of water falls
could be seen cascading into the ocean around Cascade head and Cape Lookout.
I did touch and goes at Seaside and Astoria, then crossed the Columbia and
did another T&G at Ilwaco. There was lots of ship and barge traffic on the
river as I headed inland. Another full stop for bio break and a drink at
Kelso/Longview. My last stop before heading home was a T&G at Woodland.
This is a neat little strip just yards east of I5. As I was on final, at
only 45 mph, the cars were passing me by, but then when I touched down, and
punched the throttle, I quickly accelerated to pass those cars. Going home
I followed the Columbia down to Portland, then the Willamette to Corvallis,
my home. All in all, 345 miles, 4.7 hours of pure joy. Yeah, if you did
the math, my plane is slow. All the better for sight seeing. Did I mention
that this trip only took 17 gallons of premium Mogas?
tom pettit