Postscript 4: Vacation and the trip home

As I mentioned in prior posts, the main purpose of this blog was to keep Lake fans everywhere abreast of Lakeathon 2007. The postscripts are just extra info about me, my friends, my wonderful wife, Barbara, and the rest of our trip. I won't bore you with details, but here are a few shots of the rest of our trip.

Itinerary:

• 4/19-4/20 Miami Beach (plane at Homestead, FL, X51)
• 4/20-4/24 Key Largo
• 4/24-4/25 Key West (EYW)
• 4/25-4/26 Back to the good ol' Winter Haven Holiday Inn (BOW)
• 4/26-4/28 Savannah, GA (SAV)
• 4/28 Stop in Charleston, SC (JZI)
• 4/28-4/29 Hickory, NC (HKY)
• 4/29 Stop in Clermont County, OH (I69, Batavia, OH, home of world-famous Sporty's Pilot Shop)
  Note: For more pictures of Sporty's click here. It's a great place to stop. Not only do they have a fantastic pilot shop, they have a cafeteria, observation level, product showroom, and--on Saturdays--a cookout for visiting pilots and passengers.
• 4/29 Arrive at home airport, Kenosha, WI (ENW)

The Miami seaplane landing area (X44):

Barb and me on South Beach:

Manatees out back of our friends' home, Key Largo:

Glass bottom boat tour, Key Largo:

Relaxing on the beach, John Pennekamp State Park, Key Largo:

Gator central, Everglades National Park (don't bring your dog):

Enroute to Key West:

Southernmost point in the continental U.S., Key West

In the Key West lighthouse:

Downtown Key West (note international airport, EYW, in upper right background):

Seven Mile Bridge (returning from Key West):

Barb's first Lake water experience--dining at Don Jose, Sebring, FL:

Sunset enroute to Savannah, GA (SAV)

Beautiful Savannah:

Savannah from the air:

The "Low Country" (Tybee, Hilton Head & Kiawah Islands) enroute to Charleston:

The bridge at Charleston:

Boone, NC, in the mountains, home to Appalachian State University, and our niece Sarah:

A Buccaneer visits Sporty's:

Click here for more pix from Sporty's.

All that fits in THERE?

Home at last: