Better to be on the ground wishing you were in the air...We had a better time in Waterloo than Napoleon did but even so we were pretty happy when the starter finally showed up. Left around noon and dodged growing cumulous clouds until we got pinched off by thunderstorms converging around us. Stopped in Algona (yep, only got 90 miles) and hangared the plane before the rain came. Took the Courtesy Vehicle out for a ride and toured the town before lunch.
One of the best things about flying cross country (and sure, sometimes the worst) is that you get to spend time in small towns that are nowhere near the interstate system. They aren’t quite the towns that time forgot, but often enough they're the towns that Wal-Mart and Starbucks haven’t gotten to yet.
We cruised along main street in the pouring rain past the old storefronts that were still filled with mom & pop stores, the post office, the bank, the three-screen cinema, the coffee shop and the local bar. Hospital's at one end of town, the jail at the other. Tidy park, lots of trees and plenty of homes with big front porches. Lots of american cars. Algona is alright.
We’re going to see StarTrek tonight. Then we’ll get an early start tomorrow and try to get out of the flatlands before the thunderboomers build up again.
Hey Megan - the courtesy car in Algona is a Buick le Sabre Limited. Maroon on Maroon. Naugahyde interior with a wraparound dash and push button controls. It also features infinitely variable seat controls conveniently located on the door just aft of the ashtray, and the Deluxe Concert Sound II stereo system (storage for your cassette tapes located in the center armrest). It’s a smooth ride and handles somewhat like a boat. Oh and the best part - it’s got official city vehicle plates.
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