Civilian pilots flying Czech military trainers and.........were they ever good!!!!
I don't think Santa Claus visits here - no good little boys and girls Yesterday, we took in the Yuma Air Show at MCAS (Marine Corp Air Station) Yuma. Very impressive! Even Brenda, who has sometime been a hesitant pilot’s companion, enjoyed the show and was awed by the piloting skill, particularly the civilian aerobatic pilots. The military pilots were very good. They flew FA-18’s, A-10 (Warthogs) and other elements of the US air might. The civilian pilots were even better. Planes were tumbling through the air all day. The raw fire-power of the US military is unparalleled however, as an Oregonian RV’er seated next to us at the show stated, the Iraqis are still making them look silly. Equipment isn’t all it takes.
We are finding that the dust in the Yuma area is insidious. There is always a breeze blowing, which offers a pleasant offset to the heat however, the wind is continuously picking up dust from the surrounding desert and depositing it wherever it is not wanted. My computer keyboard looks like it’s been in a sandbox. We have given up on maintaining a clean car and/or RV. We’ll get washed up once we get into California and experience water, grass and trees again. Sun and heat are great……..sun, heat and continuous dust….somewhat less great! Sun, heat, dust, and spending time in a primitive prison must have been REAL punishment. We visited the Territorial Prison in Yuma which housed guests at the pleasure of the state from 1876 to 1909. Best to behave!! We’re hitting the road for Escondido (San Diego) California today ending almost a couple of months of desert. It’s been great…..dust excepted.
We are finding that the dust in the Yuma area is insidious. There is always a breeze blowing, which offers a pleasant offset to the heat however, the wind is continuously picking up dust from the surrounding desert and depositing it wherever it is not wanted. My computer keyboard looks like it’s been in a sandbox. We have given up on maintaining a clean car and/or RV. We’ll get washed up once we get into California and experience water, grass and trees again. Sun and heat are great……..sun, heat and continuous dust….somewhat less great! Sun, heat, dust, and spending time in a primitive prison must have been REAL punishment. We visited the Territorial Prison in Yuma which housed guests at the pleasure of the state from 1876 to 1909. Best to behave!! We’re hitting the road for Escondido (San Diego) California today ending almost a couple of months of desert. It’s been great…..dust excepted.
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