Home!

We made it! 3 states in one day and we were back before noon AZ time. We left Amarillo at 7am IFR for Albuquerque. We had smooth skies and the headwinds that seem to follow us everywhere.


More rising terrain was another good sign that we were heading in the right direction.






We had some traffic above us coming into ABQ (this was the view through our sunroof, a Twin Otter):


And had 3 airliners holding short of the runway for us to land.





I'm sure they enjoyed our 65kt final approach speed.

We got topped off at Cutter


and continued on our way. We decided to go VFR direct to Prescott so we could stay a bit lower (10,500 instead of 12,000), which was easier on my congested head.






The skies were pretty hazy from the forest fires burning around NM and AZ.


But eventually the end was in sight and terrain started looking more familiar.





We landed, unpacked our plane that we've been living in for the last 2 weeks, and went home to clean clothes, a warm shower, and comfy beds. And it was still only 11:30am. Thank god for time zones.

We both want to thank all of our supporters, the race volunteers, and all of the friendly and welcoming people we met along the way. It's been an unbelievable experience and something we'll never forget. We made a great time and shared a lot of great experiences, not to mention about 45 hours of cross country time, over the last 2 weeks. I want to thank Kristen for being a great team mate, and I can't wait to race again next year if the opportunity presents itself.

See you in the skies!