Presidents' Day Weekend - Part 1

Since we had a three-day weekend over Presidents' Day, Uncle Buck, Eric and myself decided to do a little aviation hunting. This was to include stops at three airports along the Keys, between Key West and Marathon.

Here is the first airport. It was a private landing strip. This was an old Cessna that was modified as a skydiving plane. Notice how the heat distorts the picture.

Our next stop was the hardest to find. It was a little aviation community, with houses built around a small strip. Several airplanes were parked out in front of these houses. How would it be to go outside, climb in the plane, and go flying?!

Marathon was the farthest away we could take the government-rented rental car, so we made the Marathon airport our last stop. Here we saw a lot of different airplanes and had a bite to eat. This picture is of a Waco biplane. The owner was giving 20-min rides for $70 a person. That seemed a little steep, so we contented ourselves with photos.