Tuesday, July 14, 1998
Off to Ireland -The Day at Last!
Up at 8:15 bath, bkfst, fed Chessie & birds, moved hanging baskets & prairie plants near side porch so Mary can easily water them. Dug T.grandiflora but cut into the tubers, silene regia, her gament[?], trefoil for Keith. Call from Ray Gottfried – he had materials from Monica Leftin also. Wrote short note to Monica. Finished packing – 1-21′ traveller, Natl Audubon carry-on (checked both) camera bag & my “Irish” tote – Odds and Ends in yellow Breeden plastic bag – loading into car at 12:15 Hair wash 12:30 & cut and blow dry, 1:30 at Mary’s & transferred to her Caddilac with Mary Cline.
Headed for Kenton – chicken sandwich & root beer float at Kenton Dairy Queen at 2:15.
Parked on E side of courthouse – David & Karen & Dave & Sarah Sapp arrived 2:50. Loaded into Sarah’s 94 Honda & headed to Detroit Metro International Airport – arrived 5:15 – American Transfer Key Tours – Shannon right at door – checked in by 6:00.
Thru Security & coffee shop 6:10 $31 food. Waiting to board since 6:30 Trans American Charter 8444.7:40 push off – flight time to Shannon 5 hr 44 minutes – temp S 64° – 3,321 nautical miles – non-stop 39,500′ 10 seats across – row 32 Seats H&K – changed watch to 1:00 AM
1:07 takeoff – Lockheed 1011 – 3:00 dinner over – arr Shannon 6:55 AM
Bfst snack
8:30 Lvg Green Ford 98 0008 miles.