Summer Sojourn, Day 10

I've been aware of the big annual air show held in Oshkosh for most of my life; it seemed a shame not to check it out since I was in the general area this year; both X and Mike were amenable, so off we went.

It was the zoo these kind of things generally are: after we parked and followed the stream of people into the grounds there was a queue to have backpacks, et al, checked, and after a cursory glance into my 'purse' we schlepped on through. It wasn't until we'd walked past a couple of buildings and standing exhibits that we realized we were already into the show, confirmed by a query to a helpful guard, who pointed at a building way over there as the place to pick up our wristbands.

Now legal, we wandered here and there checking things as fancy took us, ultimately among the aircraft, even into some. There were homebuilts, one-offs, pseudo-military stuff, and lots of vintage war birds. All the while, planes were taking off and landing; rides were offered in a classic Ford Tri-motor, and even some of the military stuff: a B-17 and a B-25—the B-25 was priced at $400.

Sated by mid-afternoon, we followed the GPS back to the truck and headed down south-er to Beaver Dam, where X had found a 'box blade' for his tractor, making the trip a two-fer.

Then home; a full day!


















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