Rainy Pass Rondevous
Obviously the tailwheel finally got fixed. Dad and I went up and did some practice landings on a lake and a couple swamps. Skis are definitely fun. In case I haven’t mentioned, one of...
Author: brianwalch
Tailwheel troubles
Planes… I think I am experiencing the full weight of plane ownership, i.e. nothing goes as planned. We put 1863C on skis a couple weeks ago. That went fairly well, especially considering it hasn’t...
24 – 7
I just got back from a nice long run outside, actually the longest winter run I’ve done. It was a good evening, the temps were decent, the kids went down early, and I was...
Dizzy girls
This morning started off a bit scary. When we woke up, Rosa could barely walk. It was like her back legs were giving out, shaking, falling over. I helped her down the stairs, but...
Maui, Hawaii
Well, obviously we’ve been busy here or I would have found a little more time to write in here before the end of our trip. Let’s start with the most important things first… I...
Aloha
Amanda and I greet you from sunny, somewhat windy Maui, sitting in sight of a beautiful rainbow (which also means a light rain). We have the absolute privilege of being able to leave our...
Kumala wine
We tried a new wine tonight, Kumala, a South African wine (http://www.kumalausa.com/wines/wine.php?id=183). It was a good wine, nothing special. Slightly sweet, definitely nice fruit flavors, although I didn’t detect the spiciness that they mention....
New Year’s resolution???
Yeah, I’m doing great. Here it is January 9th and I haven’t even posted this year. Ahh, but I do have some pictures coming. So far it has been a good year. New Year’s...
Merry Christmas
We had a great Christmas today. Grandma and Grandpa Twinkie (Amanda’s parents) sent us a bunch of gifts that we had fun opening all morning. They had sent us questionairres awhile ago and many...
First solo 1863C
This was a beautiful morning for a flight. I dropped Amanda off at the airport at 5:30am – she is going to a conference in San Francisco for a few days – and then...
