Flying to Cottage Grove, WI

Flying to Cottage Grove, WI

Our Saturday night adventure was a flight to Blackhawk Airfield (87Y) in Cottage Grove, WI, just east of Madison. We picked Blackhawk Airfield because there’s a restaurant – Oakstone Recreational – with a vegan burger option at the end of the runway....
Last day/last flight

Last day/last flight

Woo hoo, we made it to Saturday! Our last day in Iowa! Steven woke up feeling a bit congested and I asked if he wanted to take any meds. He said no – he didn’t feel like spending the time researching what medications are allowed/disallowed by the FAA. Ahh...
Meandering Minneapolis & flying back

Meandering Minneapolis & flying back

On Friday we slept in a bit after staying out so late for the concert. I texted my dad “We’re starting to get up. Sorry we slept so late!” To which he responded, “I prefer my pilots well rested…lol.” Ha. Good point! We weren’t in any hurry to get out of...
Flying to Minneapolis!

Flying to Minneapolis!

Woo hoo, we got to add another new state to our flying map – Minnesota! Very exciting! But first, our Thursday morning. I went with my snis to school drop off – I had some painted rocks I wanted to give her kindergartner’s teacher. It was fun to hand them...
Fun on the track

Fun on the track

What a great surprise it was to have a full day in Iowa with my family on Wednesday! Our original plan was to fly in Wednesday afternoon, but we came in very late Tuesday instead to avoid weather and had a whole day to hang out. We slept past 8:00 (!!!) then said...