Kemper County, MS (USA)

[out & in - FCLP (LSO Training) at Joe Williams Field - with Angus]

Atlanta, GA (USA)

Checked out of my room at the NAS Oceana CBQ at 1000.  Felt very glad that my flight wasn't early - I was pretty tired this morning!  After filling up my gas tank (or so I thought) at the NAS Oceana Citgo, I drove my rental car back towards Norfolk International.  On the way, it became clear that I needed a bit more fuel before returning to the Thrifty desk - stopped for a fillup at a station on North Military Highway.  After that, I dropped off the car (1300) and headed through airport security.  Once onboard my aircraft, my Delta Airlines flight from Norfolk (departed at 1245) to Atlanta (arrived at 1440) was good.  Unfortunately, as soon as I landed at Hartsfield, I ran into the ASA overbooking situation again. As per usual, I got bumped off the flight to Meridian. I guess one good thing about flying with those knuckleheads is that I keep getting vouchers for free flights... Finally arrived back at Key Field (Meridian) and made it to Lauderdale by around 2200L.  Glad to be home!

Washington, DC (USA)

Class wrapped up today around noon. My flight wasn't scheduled to leave until the next morning, so I decided to drive up to DC. On the way, I stopped for gas at a Truck Stop (Lewintown Road) in Ashland (1545).  I arrived in Washington by around 1630 and headed straight to the National Archives.  I was so relieved to find that they were open late. Even better - I found some really good things in the few hours I had. Afterwards, I drove to Alexandria to meet up with my Notre Dame friend, Bob W.  We had dinner near his house. It was a nice visit!  I then drove back to Hampton Roads, arriving very late to the NAS Oceana CBQ.

Virginia Beach, VA (USA)

Class all day again. This time, we had a party after class at a nearby bar. Stayed for several hours, but then headed over to the computer store.  Unfortunately, they told me they couldn't get the data off my old drive... Too bad. Found out a library nearby had some good genealogy stuff, so went there for a few hours.  [Staying at NAS Oceana CBQ.]

Virginia Beach, VA (USA)

Class started first thing this morning - luckily my hotel is right across the street. Had lunch at Lindy's Hot Wings with some of the other guys I knew from school. Class ended in the late afternoon and I had enough time to drove over to a computer store to see if they can recover my broken hard drive (I'll know tomorrow).  [Staying at NAS Oceana CBQ.]

Virginia Beach, VA (USA)

Got an early start from Meridian today - [I've got LSO School this week!]  My 1025 flight from Meridian (Key Field) to Atlanta (arrived at around 1300L) went OK but I REALLY do not like flying on ASA... After weather delays at Hartsfield, I made it aboard my Delta Airlines flight - we arrived in Norfolk a few hours late (1730ish).  Fortunately, a rental car was waiting for me at the Thrifty desk (1745L).  I drove from the airport to NAS Oceana and checked into the CBQ (1840)  After that, I drove outside the base again, looking for dinner - ended up eating at Pizza Hut (around 2030L). Class starts tomorrow...