Mike and I flew into Tottenham Air Field on Sunday (north of Toronto). His aunt lives in Beeton, and we were invited to their BBQ. The weather was iffy in the morning but thankfully cleared up by the time we left soon after noon. The drive would have been almost two hours, but we made it there in about 45 minutes. A few jets flew over us as we passed by Pearson Airport:
The traffic on the highway heading toward Niagara was pretty bad:
Glad we weren’t in it!
It was a little hard to find the small grass runway at Tottenham, but we found it without having to circle around. We did a pass by the runway to check out the conditions. Looked good!
The landing went great, on the uphill grass strip:
I posed next to Vyctor while waiting for Mike’s uncle to get us (about a fifteen minute drive):
I was taking a pic of Mike, when he shrieked “Hark, a plane over yonder!” (or something like that….
Incoming:
Once we got to his aunt and uncle’s home, we noticed the little tent in the back yard. We figured my mother was invited, but apparently it was for Mike’s little nephews:
Mike and I assembled a few small airplanes we got the kids while we were at Sun N Fun a few months ago. I was given the honour of sending one on a test flight. Errrrr…..I swear I fly real planes much better:
At least it’s now good at flying around corners!
We had a really great time. I met a bunch more family members, which was really nice. We played a bit of badminton, ran around with the kids and chatted with everyone. Around 5:30, noms were served and everything was amazing:
Mike and I decided to leave just before 7:00, as we wanted to do a little aerobatic air show for everyone (there was a large field and another grass strip right across from their house, so no issues there!). Just before we left, the youngest nephew was brought inside by his father. Apparently grandma gave him the container of chocolate sauce I brought with the fruit tray, and she turned away from him for a little too long:
Tee hee! Bath time!!!
Mike’s dad drove us back to the airport, we climbed in Vyctor and took off. It was only a couple minutes to fly over to the house, where we did the air show. It was neat to see everyone waving at us. We received texts that they really enjoyed it. After that, it was the flight back to St. Catharines. What a perfect day!
Received an amusing picture in an email today. It was a pic of me at the MS volunteer appreciation banquet, where I was surprisingly awarded the Volunteer of the Year award. This is the pic right after they called my name – yes, I was a tad shocked:
Today’s symptoms: Had a really bad day pain-wise. I actually had to go home just before 1:00. I’m still dealing with horrific jaw pain, which has also caused an equally bad headache. Lots of MS aches and pains too, plus my balance was pretty bad. While walking home, I probably looked like I was drunk! Oh well, tomorrow I’ve decided to feel much better.
Lizzy McFly 