Coupers: Day one is drawing to a close without incident, if you call not being hyper/EXCITED without incident. We got off a little late, my fault, but were still able to get the fly in at Cannon Creek in time for breakfast. I
lost track, but I believe that there were 8 other Ercoupes/Alons there also. After eating and gawking at the other Coupes, we headed for Americus, GA, with a quick stop for fuel at Swaunee County for fuel. We landed at Souther Field, where Lindbergh bought his first Jenny and flew solo for the first time, at about 1:30PM. I let the line guys fuel the Coupe and what I though couldn't happen-Yup, the fuel tank cap was put on backwards! After a few minutes thinking our great adventure was now on hold, we were able to gently lift the seal, and with pressure in the right place, turn the cap back off. I won't make that mistake again. We made it to the Andersonville National Historical Site. Wow! I must admit that I never realized, or thought for that matter, how terrible the conditions were for the thousands of prisoners of the civil war. Records show that just short of 50,000 people died in the prison camps during that short three year period. It was very sobering looking at these and other facts concerning our POWs. Things have really changed now that we have wars of machines against machines instead of hand to hand combat. It turns out that Andersonville has a Memorial Day weekend celebration to commemorate those poor souls. They have a fair and lots of small stands selling all sorts of things as well as a few kiddy rides and a reenactment of a cvil war battle. After the ten year old soaked up an hours worth of swimming pool water, we rested and recapped our first day on the road. I reviewed the EOC list for GA and did not find any Coupers near Americus. The excitement is winding down slowly now, but it was still a good first day. Lynn and Joel Nelsen N99387 52FL __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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