UP UP AND AWAY !

On this first day of the DO NEW CHALLENGE I did several NEW things that I have never done before. I started by getting lost in Rhode Island (well that isn't a NEW thing as I have done that a few times in my life). What was NEW about it is that I stopped at the RI State Police facility to get directions.  The Trooper manning the desk didn't have a clue as to how I could get to the North Central Airport in North Smithfield. I teased him, "Come on. You are a Statie and Rhode Island is a little state. You should know."  He called over to the trooper with the impressive German Shepard.  Officer Dog Guy routed me just up the street and to the left until the end. It was simple and less than 5 miles.  I guess on Memorial Day they put less seasoned troopers on desk duty. I wondered why neither of them were wearing cool SS State Trooper boots but I was late for my meeting and didn't have the time to ask if the boots were just Massachusetts Statie fashion or regional. When I got into my car I realized I had stolen their pen.  Whoops !  Sorry guys.  Another NEW DO for the day - ripping off the RI State Police. :p

Finally I arrived to the airport for the BIG "DO NEW" -  Flying around Massachusetts in a 4 seater plane.  FUN!

It wasn't a great flying day in terms of weather so we didn't buzz the coastline and land in Martha's Vineyard for lunch which was the hoped for plan.  Instead we flew west flying over lakes and trees and highways.  I got to see the tornado damage from earlier in the year from above. Yikes.

I would DO it again.  :)  And a helicopter ride would be really fun too!

And how about YOU?  What did you DO NEW today?  Let me know.