Made it safely to Point Mugu. Departed Gillespie on Friday with Janet, Patrick and I. Landed at French Valley and picked up George. Then flew on to Burbank, landing there to pick up Wayne and Ed (noting that our picture is NOT yet on the Wall of Fame from our previous visits). Departed for Point Mugu, checking the weather to find out that Pt Mugu was IFR. We picked up on IFR clearance and shot the PAR (precision approach, radar) into Mugu. Met AC2 Lewis, got our rooms, cars (no fuel) and went to the club where we met /hung out with Julie Clark. Got the BOQ around 130am. Next day we bagged on the airshow and took off to the wine country, for some wine tastings. Made it to Santa Inez Airport where we hung out for an hour or so grading landings from thieir nice grassy / shady viewing area, then on into Solvang for beer tasting. Made it into Santa Barbara for a nice dinner on the pier, then back to Port Hueneme for our BOQ rooms. Next day we made it to the show, watching Julie Clark, Amanda / Kyle Franklin wing walking, Red Bull (Crazy) Helo Pilot, and then the Thunderbirds. Waiting forever for fuel (8pm at night the fuel truck finally got to us) and launcded for French Valley around 830pm. Dropped off George and then got into Gillespie at around 10pm ;-( Secured the plane and headed out around 1040pm. PS New Pacific Flyers in the Hangar.
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