A VISIT TO THE COUNTY AIRPORT

A friend and I had big plans to take the kids (her 1 and my 3) somewhere new and fun (we hoped) yesterday. We thought the place, Jurassic Journey, was in one town and planned for a 40-45 minute drive. As it turns out, it is actually in another town and when we mapped it the approximate travel time was 1 hour 14 minutes. Considering that the designated departure time was 11:30am, we determined that the natives would not be able to handle said drive during lunchtime on empty stomachs, and since the weather was less than ideal we decided to scrap the dino plan.

In an effort to save the day we struggled to come up with a Plan B because we had told the kids that we were going on a special trip and they were excited (lucky for us we hadn't told them any details). Since it was lunchtime we needed somewhere close and after several minutes of throwing ideas around I remembered that our trusty Aunt C had told us that they had once taken a picnic lunch to the County Airport to watch planes take off and land. So, even though the weather was not ideal we decided to give it a try and, although it was windy and a bit chilly, it was a success. Right as we were walking up to the picnic area a plane landed and as an added bonus one of the MedFlight helicopters was at the airport for practice maneuvers which we watched throughout our lunch. After lunch the super nice man working in the airport office took all of us into the hanger and let the kids see the planes, told them a little about them, and let them all sit in one (except Corinne who stubbornly declined). He also told us that we were fortunate to see anything that day because weekdays are slow air traffic days (so for anyone reading this and considering going Saturday mornings are the best day/time to go).