I had planned to go for a flight today, although didn’t think I would be able to when I got up and looked outside this morning. The clouds were quite low. I checked the local METAR and the ceiling was only 2200′ Still, legal to fly. I was looking forward to trying my new camera mount on the outside of my plane. I was a little nervous for the first 10 minutes of flight, constantly checking that the camera was still attached. Fortunately, it was still there when I landed.
I flew around Niagara, down to Port Colborne then over to Fort Erie and up to Niagara-On-The-Lake. This pic is heading East toward Fort Erie – check out my cute little camera, clinging on for dear life on my wing strut:
There was tons of bridge traffic going into the States today, as it’s a long weekend (family day on Monday – and no, I don’t get it off). Here are a few shots of the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, heading into Buffalo:
The Queenston Bridge from St. Catharines was no better:
The sign on the St. Catharines Skyway said the delay on the Queenston Bridge was one to two hours. Yesterday, it was three.
I continued my flight north and passed over Fort George:
Then over downtown Niagara-On-The-Lake:
Here’s a closer look at the clock tower in the middle of the main street:
It was a great flight and I’m so happy with how the video turned out!
After hearing and seeing how long the wait was on the borders this weekend, Jan and I were thrilled with the fact that we have our Nexus cards. We went over to the Factory Outlet Mall in Niagara Falls, NY yesterday. Heading over the Whirlpool Bridge, which is only for Nexus card holders, there were three cars in front of us with a total wait of about one minute.
We passed this little number on the way to the mall:
I can’t even imagine how long that took!
During my Recreational Aircraft Association meeting last Monday, one of our members was wearing this shirt (he’s a little shorter than average):
He builds remote control airplanes, so it’s very fitting! I think I need to get this shirt for my mother…
Today’s symptoms: Felt a little weak when I first got up this morning, but once I got some fluids in me, I perked up quite a bit. No headache today and very minimal MS-related aches and pains!
Lizzy McFly 