Well, it’s been a very eventful week. Lloyd was in Ontario all week so it was pretty quiet out
here. I took advantage of the opportunity to reorganize a couple of areas that
badly needed sorting after the winter. You know the kind of jobs that need
doing but no one will really notice but that’s okay.
I was treated to fish and chips at Brenda’s on Thursday
evening and then again on Saturday for our first feed of lobster. There's nothing that tastes quite as great as the first lobster of the season! Too bad Lloyd missed it!
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| YUMMMM! |
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| Dig in!! |
Lloyd’s adventure began on Friday as he left Guelph in the morning.
His first stop was Lindsay to refuel and then take off again. There were a few tense moments when I
received a phone call from NAV Canada advising that Lloyd was half an hour late
and had I heard from him, as they had no idea where he was. Not the sort of call a wife wants to receive.
I was relieved to get his phone call a little while later, when he advised he
had landed safely, although somewhat late due to strong headwinds and yes, he’d
already called in to advise them he was on the ground once more.
The rest of the flight was as predicted, and no more calls
were received from the officials.
He spent the first night in Cornwall ,
Ontario and the second night in Miramichi , New
Brunswick New Brunswick so his departure was delayed.
Eventually he was under way and his ETA in Charlottetown was around 2:30.
The troops were gathered and eight of us convened at the
airport. Our friend Joe, who is a member of the flying club, was able to get us
ring side seats for the landing.
He had
a radio but not much battery power. He turned it on a couple of times and the
first time we heard the airport advising Lloyd which runway to come in on. He turned it on again as Lloyd was approaching. just in time to hear the airport question if he would be taking off again later. Lloyds reply was "No, it's here permanently, forever and ever, amen"
As we scanned the skies, we soon saw a tiny
speck off in the distance that made it’s landing quite far away from us but
close enough for us to know he was safely on the ground. As he taxied to our
area Meghan ran out to take a video of him getting closer.
There was a big smile on his face as he got out of the plane
and walked over to us. The guys were all intrigued with the plane up close and
personal.
Eventually we collected on the deck and toasted his arrival
with a small taste of sparkling wine. It was the perfect day for his arrival
with lots of sunshine and very little wind (at least not in Charlottetown ). As he wasn’t sure when he’d
actually get back he had taken the night off as a precaution, so it was a nice
relaxing evening for him after his very long trip.
Monday morning dawned very, very windy so he was really glad
he was home and not trying to fly through that.
It was a great experience but I know he’s glad to have it
over, as am I.
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