Showing posts with label float plane trip. Show all posts
Showing posts with label float plane trip. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

See... I was right... Mother's do know what they are worrying about!

 My boys made it back safe and sound from their big Canada Float Plane Adventure.  A fun, exciting time was had by all.    No one was injured in the making of this adventure, but if you read my blog
Please don't let a bear eat him it wasn't for lack of my worrying.  They got home, relaxed a little and then broke out the pictures.... And lo and behold THERE WERE HATCHETS!  I just knew it, I knew there would be.





AND BEARS!






AND SCARY DEMON MOOSE!

AND THIS....Wait for it... is a picture of my 13 year-old son getting a 15 minute "briefing" before he goes up in the UNCERTIFIED FLY AT YOUR OWN RISK. aircraft and FLYS IT ALL BY HIMSELF!
Thank the heavens above their host was also in the plane, but Zack flew it by himself!  
I am so glad I didn't go on this adventure!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Please don't let a bear eat him!

My boys took off today for their 5 day Float Plane Adventure Trip to Canada.  John and his friend Brian have been planning this Father/Son trip for almost a year now.  They are going up to a place John went about 2 years ago.  
Here's the plane they'll be taking.  Apparently this gentleman built it himself using LOTS of duct tape (right up Zack's alley) and there are signs posted all over the plane that say things like  "not certified to carry passengers" or "this plane has not been certified by the Canadian government"  or the ever popular  "Passengers fly at their own risk!" Now when John went 2 years ago, I really didn't think to much about it - I mean after all he's a grown up, he's capable of saving himself and if he isn't well.... Hmmmm... his choice.  BUT... this time he's taking MY BABY out on this rickety bucket of bolts, on this death-trap from hell on the duct tape express... Say WHAT? Are you FREAKING CRAZY?

This is where they are going... podunk Canada.  No electricity, no Xbox, no Ipad - I'm not sure Zack knows what he's getting himself into.
I'm not sure Mom knows what she's gotten herself into.  This is the first time Zack has ever left me for longer than a sleepover. :o(  I've left him and gone places, but now the tables are turned and I find visions of bears, hatchets and child eating lake fish dancing in my head.  I find I'm ending each of my texts with either - Please don't let a bear eat Zack or Please don't get eaten by a bear!
Lord save me from myself.