ScottSchmidt
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Over Memorial Day weekend, we loaded up the plane and headed to the San Juan Islands from Salt Lake City. About six months earlier, I found an ad in the back of Pilot Getaway Magazine for a cabin on Decatur Island, ¼ mile from a 2500’ grass strip. The cabin came with a gas-powered golf cart. So, around December, we booked our Memorial Day weekend and ended up inviting my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and niece.
I was excited about the trip but I had no idea how great this place really is. We plan to go back again. Without a doubt, it is our favorite flying destination so far. The San Juan Islands were made for pilots.
We left Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon with overcast skies and flew north to Burley, ID with our first stop at Nampa, ID. The winds were around 20 knots gusting to 28 just about right down the runway. It was a smooth flight and Paige (my 16-month old niece) who enjoyed watching ‘Finding Nemo’ on the first leg with chowing down on cheese.
I was excited about the trip but I had no idea how great this place really is. We plan to go back again. Without a doubt, it is our favorite flying destination so far. The San Juan Islands were made for pilots.
We left Salt Lake on Thursday afternoon with overcast skies and flew north to Burley, ID with our first stop at Nampa, ID. The winds were around 20 knots gusting to 28 just about right down the runway. It was a smooth flight and Paige (my 16-month old niece) who enjoyed watching ‘Finding Nemo’ on the first leg with chowing down on cheese.
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