Day 16 & 17: June 15th / 16th. My copilot, Matthew Cusack, and I spent two more wonderful days with the O'Brien family in Ashland, VA. We wanted to depart for South Carolina on the 17th and even had Dennis drive us to the airport that morning. There were heavy rain showers pushing through Virginia from west to east early in the morning that prevented an early departure. Later, there was the threat of convective activity, thunderstorms. We had tentatively decided to make the flight and pick up weather enroute to see if pop-up thunderstorms were developing. Once we got to the airport, I brought up weather radar on my 
iPhone and saw pop-ups already developing near our destination, Camden, SC. We wisely decided not to fly on the 17th, and thunderstorms continued to flare up around Camden as the day progressed. This meant a lot of relaxing time spent poolside with the kids Connor, Keira, and Liam. Here, you can see Matt with his god-daughter Keira.Dennis, the consumate chef, prepared a variety of feasts. Never wanting anyone to go hungry, he prepared a wonderful steak dinner on the grill. The steak was outstanding, but there was so much left over, we could have served 3 more
adults! Then, of course, there was mexican night: tacos and fajitas. On the 15th, Matt & I worked the pattern at Hanover County, a short 5 minutes away from the O'Brien estate. Since the house is right in the pattern for runway 16, we were able to get a few photos of the house and the community pool. Later, as we sat poolside, we saw a variety of light singles running the pattern and flying directly overhead. Again, this place is a pilot's dream. Here, you can see Matt flying the airplane, working the pattern at Hanover County: 4 landings total, bringing him current.
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