WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD MILAGRO!!!

Maria's aunt Milagro (her dad's sister), came to visit us in Hollywood last night. We had a great time and wonderful dinner with her. Maria was able to catch up on all the latest news in Spain. Thanks for the visit aunt Milagro! We hope you enjoyed your stay!

SNOW EVERYWHERE

While flying from Eagle to Newark (EGE-EWR) a couple of days ago, it amazed me at just how much of our nation is covered with snow. From when we left until we arrived in Newark four hours later, we saw nothing but white. Here's a shot from 39,000 feet showing the view we experienced for our entire flight. How can their not be two snowflakes exactly alike??? :-)

FLYING WITH SCOTT

Well, finally back home for three days before I head out again. Got a call from the training department a couple of days ago and they decided I needed to get qualified to fly to Eagle (EGE), Colorado......otherwise known to the rich and famous crowd as "Vail". I'd flown to Vail back in 1989 with my best friend Pat Mooney, when I worked for US Customs. We flew some "VIP support" in the Blackhawk helicopter for the Department of US Treasury. Anyway, I got the pleasure of flying my qualification ride with a guy I'd known back in 1983, in the US Air Force while stationed at Sembach, Germany, Scott Butcher (he's the one in the photo with just a little less hair than me....LOL). This was the first time we've ever flown together, but it's neat to know that after 27 years you can fly with someone you knew from a "previous life". Scott is a stand up guy, AF Academy graduate, F-16 pilot, and one of best check airmen at our airline. He's always one to help whenever help is needed. He has such a great personality and is so well liked by the station agents that they let him use their car, and set up anything he wants to do like skiing, sightseeing, etc. before he arrives. They even know his schedule of when he's arriving so they can all get together. Pretty neat! We all got together for a "sightseeing" trip in the Vail area, and then went out for a nice Italian dinner, and Scott bought dinner for everyone. Here's a couple of shots of my trip: arrival reflection, Scott and I, view from my hotel room, and Ada, Carol, the EGE station agents with Scott, and I. Thanks for a great trip Scott, it was a pleasure flying with you!

AHHHHHH......ST MAARTEN!

Well, heading up to Newark in a few minutes, so I decided to post one last shot before I commute up to the land of the cold...... Here's a shot I took in St Maarten (SXM), which is my most favorite place in the world by the way (except for being home in Hollywood of course..LOL ). For some reason, I never seem to get tired of that place. Nice weather, wonderful people, great beaches, and of course, the best airplane spotting in the world. What more could a person ask for????

YOU'RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR THE BEACH!!!

Last week when I went to the beach for some relief from the cold up north, I was surprised to see an "invasion" of "more mature" folks. I'd never seen so many fully clothed folks pour onto the beach at one time. :-) For a minute, I thought their was a BINGO game that I didn't know about going on. I have to say, it really caught my attention.......almost like passengers filing off a bus. It just goes to show you that you're never too old to go enjoy the beach!!!