Friday, June 24, 2011

June 24 pictures - El Dorado, AR & Mobile,AL

Two thirds of team #18 (Sonia Bortolin & Tamra Sheffman) at breakfast at the Country Inn & Suites in El Dorado, AR. They are flying for breast cancer awareness (flyingforawareness.org). Sonia is a breast cancer survivor.



Two thirds of team #2 (Gene Nora Jessen & Brenda carter) at breakfast in El Dorado, AR



The airport dog in El Dorado, AR.



Crop fires on the way to Mobile



Crossing the mighty Mississippi river



Our first glimpse of Mobile, AL peeking upon the horizon

Approaching the final flyby in Mobile, AL.

After flyby, heading out over the gulf to cool down

Turning back toward Mobile to land

Lots of race planes on the ground in Mobile

A happy team #21 on the ground in Mobile after a successful race

Heading to the hotel

Team #17 and team #21 joined forces for lunch at "A Spot of Tea"

The hospitality room on the 17th floor of the Holiday Inn is a buzz with activity

Children from Mobile adopted race teams and made posters