This is a book about North American places, large and small, urban and rural, well known and off the beaten track. It's also a book about all the wonderful strangers we knew for an hour or two. And to some degree, a book about living the life of a tumbleweed.<br><br>When I retired we bought a really big recreational vehicle (RV), sold the house, got rid of our "stuff," and set out on a ten year roadtrip to see what there was to see.
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John O'Neal. Small House, Big Yard
Introduction
Chapter One. San Diego, California to San Diego, California
Chapter Two. San Diego, California to Orlando, Florida
Chapter Three. Orlando, Florida to Phoenix, Arizona
Chapter Four. Phoenix, Arizona to the Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Chapter Five. Rio Grande Valley, Texas to Orlando, Florida
Chapter Six. Central Florida to Southern California
Chapter Seven. Escondido, California to Seal Beach, California
Chapter Eight. San Diego, California to Sarasota, Florida
Chapter Nine. Sarasota, Florida to Mesa, Arizona
Chapter Ten. Phoenix, Arizona to Nashville, Tennessee
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This is a book about North American places, large and small, urban and rural, well known and off the beaten track. It’s also a book about all the wonderful strangers we knew for an hour or two. And to some degree, a book about living the life of a tumbleweed.
My wife and I have always liked to travel. We talked for years about seeing the USA after I retired. The thought was that we would have plenty of time to really see the country and linger along the way. So that’s what we did.
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Many of the pilots bring tents with them and camp next to, or under, their airplane. They park the airplanes together by type. For example, planes built before 1925 are in the antique area, the warbird area has all the old military planes, the jet area has jets, and many areas are dedicated to specific popular models of airplanes. There is even an ultra-light area with its own runway. That makes it real easy for pilots and people who have an interest in a specific type of plane to get together and compare notes. We just wandered around and looked at the planes and talked to the owners. Everyone there is there to socialize, so tourists like us are welcome.
We arrived 3 days before the Fly-in started, which turned out to be a good thing because none of the spectator fences were put up yet. We spent the afternoons sitting under the wing of a DC-3 or a B-25 that were parked next to the taxiway that connects the runways to the parking ramps. From that vantage point we were able to see all the planes up close as they landed and taxied by. It was too cool!
