On Sep 10 we had a fun day with Erica and Jeff. We flew to Walla Walla in the morning, had an excellent lunch, toured the wineries and flew back in the late afternoon. We found some good wines to bring back with us.
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3 About to taxi after engine start. The Raspberry Pi on the panel is a Stratux with Waas GPS and ADS-B.
4 On the Mercer departure from BFI, turning E along the I-90 Bridge at about 1,800'.
5 Michelle & Jeff relax and enjoy the flight.
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8 Approaching the Cascades from the W, over the foothills, looking S toward Mt. Rainier.
9 More fantastic morning scenery.
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13 Flying over the Cascades, it's a smooth day.
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15 Flying over the fertile plains just E of the Cascades.
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17 Now in the car, ready to tour the wineries.
18 We found a classic car show in downtown Walla Walla.
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25 Hey there's Waldo!
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35 This French resto was fantastic - best lunch I've had in a long time.
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37 Now THAT's a Ceasar Salad!
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45 Basel Cellars was one of the most beautiful wineries we visited, formerly the home of one of the founders of Cellular One.
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49 We met a couple of winery dogs during the day - didn't know they were famous!
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52 Sleight of Hand cellars has a rock 'n roll theme playing vinyl LPs and creatively named wines.
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54 Grapes in a vat about to be crushed.
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56 Having fun yet? Yes.
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60 All good things must come to an end. Now back at the airport getting ready for the return flight.
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64 Taxi-ing out for takeoff from KALW.
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66 Strange earth-mud formations near Hanford, the WW-II era nuclear site.
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76 Waldo still with us, enjoying the view.
77 Erica is now a Young Eagle!
78 Erica with Mt. Rainier in the background.
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80 We enter the Puget Sound area from the SE and fly the KBFI valley approach N past Auburn.
81 At the end of a fun day we all go home with smiles and some nice wines.
