This time of year there is a lot of moisture in the air so you get fog in the morning, clouds and t-storms in the afternoon. So we have to get our flying in between the two. We didn't get out of Liberal very early due to the fog but didn't have afternoon problems so we made it to Bartlesville. We didn't do much in Bartlesville but did get a nice meal as we watched some Little League baseball on the TV.
Here's a view of the Bartlesville airport as we departed. The runway was a little hard to see on the way in. It was hiding behind a hill until we got close.
And here's the town of Bartlesville.
We had a very nice tailwind on Sunday and were doing over 140 knots. So we hoped to extend the day and make some extra miles BUT the clouds got in the way again. So we stopped in Greenville, MS. The only good thing about Greenville is the Mississippi River. Well the airport is nice too. It's a former Air Force base with two big runways. The woman at the hotel said the best restaurant in town was Sherman's but it was closed on Sundays. The rest of the choices were fast food places. It wasn't a good day for food.
There is a city park right near the Mississippi River but it's a mess right now. Back in May the river was at record levels (it was all over the news) and the park hasn't been cleaned up yet. It's actually closed but we went in and looked around.
Here are a bunch of photos of the park and the river.
Here's a view of the Greenville runways.
Today we had another nice tailwind and had a quick easy flight into Gulf Shores, AL. We said we were going to New Orleans but we lied. Pete has an old friend who lives in Gulf Shores, Dick B. The reason for New Orleans was for Pete to get oysters. We figured Gulf Shores had oysters and we are right.
Pete had some for lunch and for dinner and they are 1/3 the price of the ones in RI. Tomorrow, Dick is going to take us to his favorite restaurant for more oysters.
Here's some photos of the area.
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