Reached Las Vegas around 11:10 am after an uneventful flight.
I was excited to get the chance to meet Beth Rooney, a Sweet Adeline from Valley Forge Chorus, who wrote to me a month ago that she was a retired Navy pilot and one of the first women that the Navy trained. Both of us had the same aspirations back then, we both wanted to be astronauts. I was unable to fit Valley Forge Chorus into my itinerary so we tentatively planned to meet in Vegas.
Beth, of course has thousands of hours of flying time, including jets, but has not flown in many years. She texted me on Friday offering her car, so on Saturday she met me at North Las Vegas airport and we talked airplanes, she sat in my airplane and then gave me a ride to the MGM Grand. Her family has barbershop background but she has only been an Adeline for 2 years. I really hope she gets back into flying!
It was fun to watch the chorus final competition, and I ran into some of the gals from Topeka Acapella, as well as, of course, the contingent from my chorus the SF SoundWave. I was hoping to post a picture of all of us together however I was tired and forgot, and now they're out partying and I'm in my hotel room yawning.
Tomorrow I fly home to San Carlos. It's been quite a trip - - a once in a lifetime experience - - and I haven't processed all of it yet. If any of you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them. Tomorrow or Monday I'll gather my thoughts and finish the trip blog. Thank you for traveling with me. Hugs to all!
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