Flight to the western tip of NC!

Remember this lovely airplane?  The Piper Cub that Richard and Miranda had as a  backdrop for some of their wedding shots -

Sorry, not a great copy of the photo, but you get the idea.....

Well, it is apparently time for Dick to have the 30 yr old fabric replaced.  (The airplane itself is a 1945 model!!)

So, he made an appointment with a shop that operates at the Andrews Murphy airport (also known as the Western Carolina Regional Airport)

Today was the day.....so Dick left at about 8am (the Cub flies at 80 knots - we fly at about 160 knots).  We left at noon to go pick him up.

Beautiful but a little hazy.

In the edge of SC getting ready to climb up over the mountains.

Natahala reservior.  Pretty.

Approaching the airport.  You see it don't you??

 There it is.....

Much easier to see now......

We got some fuel and picked up Dick....he rode in the back - an unusual position for him  since he's usually pilot-in-command!  A nice little trip!  (I flew the return leg - and had plenty of "front and back-seat pilots" letting me know how it should be done, haha!)